The Stills, 'Oceans Will Rise' (Arts&Crafts)
Note: More memorable choruses needed for admission to arena.
By Josh Modell 08.18.08 4:35 PM
Three albums in, the Stills still sound ambitiously confused. A brooding Interpol wannabe in 2003, the Canadian band ditched that sound (along with their singer) for 2006's more rootsy Without Feathers. The new Oceans splits the difference, then adds trad modern-rock polish: "Snakecharming the Masses" sits near Coldplay and Muse, while "Snow in California" is all wishy-washy, yacht-friendly Lite FM. Strangely, it's the most radio-baiting song -- the soaring, in-your-face rocker "Being Here" -- that sounds the most inspired. If they ever made an album full of comparable hooks, somebody might actually recognize the Stills in a crowd one day.
It appears the writer of this review is "ambitiously confused",too. The Stills have never "ditched"their singer,Tim Fletcher.He's been with the band since its inception. When you find glaring errors like this in an article, you begin to question the reviewer's reliability. . . . . .
i would agree that the author is "ambitiously confused"! The reliability of the author and the magazine are at question! The Stills latest album was good and was no "Logic Will Break Your Heart" but then again no too many albums are!
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