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Wrens, Five Mod Four
Split
Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock

Track Listings (7) - Disc #1
1. Was There Ever - The Wrens, Wrens [2]
2. Bus Dance - The Wrens, Wrens [2]
3. 45'er - The Wrens, Wrens [2]
4. I'm the Funniest Person You Know - The Wrens, Wojtasiak, M.
5. Make It Look Like a Robbery - The Wrens, Wojtasiak, M.
6. I Am a Commercial Kiss of Death - The Wrens, Wojtasiak, M.
7. Carry - The Wrens, Wojtasiak, M.

CD Details

All Artists: Wrens, Five Mod Four
Title: Split
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Contraphonic
Original Release Date: 1/1/2005
Re-Release Date: 10/4/2005
Album Type: EP
Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock
Style: Indie & Lo-Fi
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 723721185855

Synopsis

Album Description

With this CD, indie-pop darlings The Wrens returned from a four-year absence with three exclusive tracks ? one each from ?98, ?91 and ?02. They continued to cross over new melodic boundaries and incorporate studio trickery while hinting at where their 2003 comeback smash Meadowlands would take them. Milwaukee?s The Five Mod Four contributed four new recordings of some of their older songs. It?s smart-aleck sarcastic pop wizardy...like a jazzy Elvis Costello amped up on scrambled porn and grape soda.

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CD Reviews

Two Stars for The Wrens and Four for The Five Mod Four

Brian E. Spitz | NY/NJ | 01/18/2006

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Indie rock vets The Wrens, and up-and-comers The Five Mod Four on an EP together? Sounds like a good cross-promotional idea. Unfortunately the young lions seem to have outdone their elder statesmen.

The most interesting of the Wrens' bunch is 45'er, as it contains some samples of "Happy" which would soon be heard in its full, majestic form on THE MEADOWLANDS. "Bus Dance," and, "Was There Ever," sound like b-sides from ABBOTT 1135 and SILVER, respectively. That's not to say they're bad songs, but they're just not as good as we've come to expect from The Wrens, that's all.

On the other hand, all four Five Mod Four tracks are great. "I'm the Finniest Person You Know," is probably the best track on the CD while "Make it Look Like a Robbery" is pure Elvis Costello-influenced pop (just as the Amazon description states).

At the end of the day, in spite of The Wrens' so-so tracks, this EP is worth it for Wrens completists or those looking to get into a very interesting new band. Ten bucks well-spent."