Can I give it 10 stars?
author: Deb Parkinson
Epicycle asks a lot of the listener, but go with them on Swirl. You'll be rewarded with clever songwriting, pro performances and how-did-they-think-of-that production. Describe Swirl as a pop music history lesson in Pink Floyd+psychedelic, Beach Boys and British Invasion with Van Dyke Parks stopping in to arrange here and there. This effort is never a flat imitation of Epicycle's influences but an affectionate, juicy kiss.
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Odd and wonderful!
author: Clyde
Swirl is just as undefineable as their first CD - Orange. Overall it seems more Pink Floyd and less Beatles, but that's not quite right either. Epicycle's style is wide enough to include everything in rock and pop, but it's not vague. They can crisply shift styles without sliding around in them.
The lyrics are just as wierd and funky as always. They have that cross between funny and making you think. For better or worse, what you think about can be strange. That's kind of fun.
Like Orange, this is a CD that has to grow on you. You won't get it in the first few listenings. You will slowly get more and more out of it until it becomes one of your all time favorites.
Highly Recommended for people who like any type of music.
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One terrific CD! Highly recommend it.
author: Dave Pangburn
I tried this CD without hearing it because of reviews I had read. It lived up to all I had read plus! Musically this CD is very well written and the talent of Epicycle just shines throughout the whole album. I love Power Pop music and I love Epicycle.
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