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Video shot on what looks like Super 8.
Band chums whistle like a sewn-mouthed barbershop quartet.
Soft strums of guitar.
Xylophone.
‘Swooning’ violin.
Ukulele.
‘Trembling’ violin.
Timpani roll?
Mention of a “zoo”_.
The word “love”_ x 38.
“Sun”_ x 12.
Wanton, rib aching, mock-wise, ‘when we were young’ reminiscence of things that haven’t happened yet.
Uses of the words “stupid”, “elephant”, “heck”_ and “silly”_.
Girl friend on recorder solo.
Cowbell.
**Noah and the Whale come across as being a bit soft. I’m sure this isn’t a surprise to them – they know what they’re doing, quite obviously, and are presumably very comfy exploring the innermost reaches of their own sentiment with each other on thieve-thick Saturdays. This doesn’t mean we have to let them get away with it, however.
Does it? I’m wavering. Clearly I’m not as good at being a cynic as I thought I was. I don’t want to sound like a prison guard. I even like Jens Lekman. It’s just this… it’s so ridiculously cloying. Everything they stand for is so hopelessly backward and dusty and… twee.
Kashl. Kashl, kashl.
Ah well. In my experience the sort of adulation expressed in this song – sample line: “there’ll be love, love, love wherever you go” – can only last so long before trusty ol' jealousy, suspicion and resentment set in. Enjoy it while it lasts, Noah – I envy your position and your naivety but life kills everyone in the end, so they tell me. Such public displays of affection only compound the gut-dragging loneliness for the rest of us as we amble down a dimensionless corridor of raised glands and pointless frisson. But then, I suppose you can't blame a boy scout, treacle-pop band for that... unless they're Scouting For Girls. In many ways we should be grateful, then, that Noah and the Whale seem to have already found theirs.
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a tad harsh i feel, but fair dos
if they're not yr cup o tea on record
they will rock yr socks live. promise.
^this^
is true
the songs great
8/10
That is such a spot on review
its sort of just... horrible. totally pointless.
drums sound good though.
not girlfriend
thats laura marling ... i assume dis knows about her u guys reported her ep being released ... songs not bad ... not gonna shake the earth with its ground breaking ... ness ... but i enjoys it.
..true.
This song gets on my last nerve (I think it's the harmony) and I don't understand why it was chosen for release (at all) because I am really into all the other songs i've heard.
Rocks & Daggers and Mary are especially brilliant and (other than this) everything I heard them play supporting BSS was pretty great.
ive got to disagree with the review
i think this is totally brilliant.
i can see what youre getting at, but my sentiment lies on the other side of the line from you: its uplifts me rather than depressing me and makes me believe rather become jealous.
then again maybe thats because im young and naive.
this is my favourite song of the year so far
i love every bit of its enthusiasm.
Open your ear 'oles!
Have you listened to any of their other songs KK?
This (irony-ladled) tune is unique in their canon for its absence of heartbreak, alienation and bewilderment.
Just because no babies die in thsi song does not make NATW treacle-pop!
do you guys not bother
to review the b-side?
revision of opinion
this single is the weakest song ive ever heard of theirs. they have a number of songs better than this, notably the other side of this double A. still, nice to hear a tiddly band such as these on wiley's cretinous show today
Review
Whoever wrote the above review is a depressive cunt. Why don't you do us all a favour and go and top yourself, as it would a ppear that adding a little sunshine and happiness into your life is a bit too much. There's fuck all wrong with happy loved up lyrics - unless you're a cunt.
Noah and the Whale are the fucking nuts and bring happiness, sunshine and smile. What the fuck is wrong with that you cynical cunt.
Go fuck yourself.
All this coming from a simple northern lad.
x
I''ve decided I reallu do like this song.
It's so bloody happy and up and the video is brilliant. Fantastic homage to wes anderson. Can't wait to hear more from them.
Laura is Charlie's girlfriend though.
I'm not overly enthused by Noah & the Whale, I think they're pretty good live and this is pleasant slice of inoffensive twee with some nice little lyrics.
somebody
sounds a little bitter :D
the demo
was way better
unbearable.
everything this band does is wack
the blatant use of wes anderson and noah baumbach imagery is so contrived and cringeworthy, get it away from me
I'm a miserable
wanker but I love Noah And The Whale. The new albun is superb
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