Post by rachel on Jun 13, 2008 12:06:15 GMT -5
Mae - Singularity
Singularity is Mae’s third full length installment and their first album on Capitol Records after switching from Tooth and Nail. I’ve had this album for quite a while now and I find myself playing through it more and more often.
It opens with the powerful track Brink of Disaster which immediately hints of good old fashioned Mae, but with a little extra zest. If you’ve been a fan of Mae for some time, i.e. circa Destination: Beautiful, you may remember Mae leading with a soft melodic guitar set behind Dave Elkins’ soothing vocals. On The Everglow they seemed to try something new, and pick up the rock a little more. It was a nice addition to their already enjoyable sound. And now with Singularity they’ve taken it even further.
On the track Sometimes I Can’t Make It Alone the opening slamming guitar leaves no reservations about the hard-rock feel of the album, in comparison to their previous two. There is sadly less keyboard from the talented and recently parted from the band Rob Sweitzer, however it makes it no less of a great listen.
Release Me sheds more of their old sound and could almost pass for a Destination B-Side. For those of you looking for the Goodbye, Goodnight or The Sun And Moon piano ballads on this album, you may find yourself slightly disappointed, but after listening to the new sound that Mae has given us, you may instead find yourself putting those tracks up on the shelf to end Singularity with the track Reflections, which focuses on drum-roll style drums and is no less of a typical Mae sign off. Although, you will hopefully continue through (Silence) for the bonus track at the end, and THAT I will leave up to you.
Singularity is Mae’s third full length installment and their first album on Capitol Records after switching from Tooth and Nail. I’ve had this album for quite a while now and I find myself playing through it more and more often.
It opens with the powerful track Brink of Disaster which immediately hints of good old fashioned Mae, but with a little extra zest. If you’ve been a fan of Mae for some time, i.e. circa Destination: Beautiful, you may remember Mae leading with a soft melodic guitar set behind Dave Elkins’ soothing vocals. On The Everglow they seemed to try something new, and pick up the rock a little more. It was a nice addition to their already enjoyable sound. And now with Singularity they’ve taken it even further.
On the track Sometimes I Can’t Make It Alone the opening slamming guitar leaves no reservations about the hard-rock feel of the album, in comparison to their previous two. There is sadly less keyboard from the talented and recently parted from the band Rob Sweitzer, however it makes it no less of a great listen.
Release Me sheds more of their old sound and could almost pass for a Destination B-Side. For those of you looking for the Goodbye, Goodnight or The Sun And Moon piano ballads on this album, you may find yourself slightly disappointed, but after listening to the new sound that Mae has given us, you may instead find yourself putting those tracks up on the shelf to end Singularity with the track Reflections, which focuses on drum-roll style drums and is no less of a typical Mae sign off. Although, you will hopefully continue through (Silence) for the bonus track at the end, and THAT I will leave up to you.