With its nice smooth quailty you cant not like it
genny | little rock ar | 07/24/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
""Time Has Come" is a very enjoyable album, all the way through from crickets to heavy guitar solos. I give it 5 stars because even though its got some rough edges in the production of it, since it is self released, i think it makes it more wonderful and it sounds more from the heart. Each song is delightful and makes you smile whether the lyrics are airy and good natured about love like "Golden" or deep and about death like "24 Hours". With the great lyrics and melodies this album is so likeable, the feeling in the songs are easy to relate to and in a way it touches home. I love the theme of this album, too. Its nice to see something like this done to an album that is so original."
It's the details that will win you over
genny | 07/01/2004
(4 out of 5 stars)
""Only something this sweet could ever trip my senses"Have you ever had your heart handed back to you, or at worst - trampled upon? I take it from the sound of 'When I Was 13', one of the Subcons guys has had a time or two. The tale of 2 busted relationships - one early teen, the other a high school fling - ends in an all out guitar bash, but not before the guys add a few of the sonic bits that filter all through their full length album 'Time Has Come'.Fletcher Foti and Richard Bruno make up the duo known as the Subcons, and together they have released an album that recalls those of wheat (the early days, mind you) and Philadelphia home-recording team the Twin Atlas. It's the details that will win you over, but the Subcons acoustic craft is what will initially draw you in. As for details, it's moments like the studio applause that is structured in on 'Head for Home' that give Time Has Come it's very own personality - songs that desire repeated listens. From the Lo-Fi / front Speaker switch of 'Making Up The Rules' to the goodnight lullaby of 'Four Girls', the Subcons have created and album that blends a multitude of sounds and leaves you wanting to hear more. As the untitled bonus track sets you on the beach with your found love, the same crickets that introduced the Subcons on 'Preludio' fade. An album for a perfect summer night with all the house windows open, or a drive to find the unknown - it's self-released albums like 'Time Has Come' that make the search worth it.
Truly infectious.kaleb :: (06.25.04)
www.sctas.com"
Lots of nice acoustic, some good solid melodies
genny | 07/01/2004
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Begin: Crickets. All right. That's cool. I can respect that. Wait, now what's this? Bells? Clocks? Ticking? Did I accidentally put in a Floyd album?Wait, here's some acoustic. That's not Floyd. Wait... that melody sounds like Radiohead... first track down and already off to a good start.So I attempted a bit of research on the Subcons before I dove into this review, and in doing so, I realized that no one must know who they are (or I'm really bad a research (which is quite possible)). Not even the ungodly popular and beloved Pitchspork took the time to even listen (okay, I don't actually know that) to Time Has Come, despite it having been around for over three years now. Sure, it may not be the greatest album of the decade or anything, but god damn, I, of all people, was inspired by it enough to write a review (which, as some may know, isn't an everyday occurrence)."The music of the Subcons does not differ terribly from the playful musings of the Shins or the Unicorns," says the little flier that came with the disc, "but also maintains a youthful, desperate expounding-as was mastered by Weezer and Radiohead." I suppose, if anyone, I should trust the band's own flier, but I feel they understated themselves a bit. I certainly can see all which they mentioned, but that's not all. More so than any of said artists, they seem to not be afraid to experiment. From the previously depicted experience of the first track, "Preludio," to the Books-esque spoken samples intermittently dispersed throughout the soothing acoustics of "Head From Home," to the perfectly mixed half-backwards "Postludio." And yet, even still, it embodies the '90s pop simplicity of my childhood (yes, I'm that young), with a wonderfully sprawling range. From the fast-paced distorted guitar work of the post '80s metal bands like Pearl Jam on "When I Was 13," to alternative rockings of Third Eye Blind on "Four Girls" and "Sheila Kennedy." But there's more: Spanish flamenco guitar on "Don't Wanna" and vaguely Bush sounding grunge on "24 Hours."Lots of nice acoustic, some good solid melodies, and overall a smooth upbeat pop reminiscent of, yes, the Shins. I will be looking forward to their next release, due out sometime this year, if I have figured their site correctly.Also, all of the tracks below without a title are four second blank tracks on the disc, so that the track list begins at 6 and goes through 18, "...starting with sunrise at 6am and ending with sunset at 6pm (or, 18:00)," explains their website. (With a "hidden track" at the end).reviewed by zeff
wackiness.org"
Track Listings (13) - Disc #1