
FST 030
Phony - silent place
This CD-single is a sort of
taster from the soon to be released debutalbum ("Phony-Love" will be
the title) from this Berlin-based band whose members hail from Canada and the
U.K. Hmmm, I won't compare Firestation Tower to the Spanish Elefant-label
(therefore Firestation has too much an own face!) but it's certainly so that
this could easily be an Elefant-release!!! The sort of sunshinny summerpop for
indiekids who never have the upcoming feeling to search up the beach..... It's
all happy pop with 60's moods and the sort of music that makes you feel
melancholic...not that far away from Aztec Camera, Saint-Etienne or lots of
other undiscovered popdiamonds.... Now where's that icecream-van ????
(Orginal Sin)
(Prinz, Berlin
09.01)
(Tip, Berlin 14/2001)
(Bloom 07.01)
Phony, based
in Berlin, have a 4 song CDEP, Good Times. The title track is upbeat
guitar/keyboard pop with mass appeal. Silent Place sounds like a totally
different band - jazzy, bossaish pop with a female vocalist. Long Away is
in the style of popular indie bands, with a hint of 60s pop. Finally there's a
Capsule remix of Silent Place which combines the bossa-pop of the
original with extra percussion and electronic bits.
(Bliss/Aquamarine #24)