Translates to life
author: Music Lover
Of the nine songs on Two if by Sea's Translations, you are sure to find at least one or two whose rhythm and lyrics will take root inside your head and guide you through those introspective everyday moments. The CD begins with a fast party song, then slows it down a notch with "Escalator", and ends with "the Affair," which is lush with the imagery of lost love.
Overall, this is a CD which will be on heavy rotation in any indie rocker's player.
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Translates to life
author: Music Lover
Of the nine songs on Two if by Sea's Translations, you are sure to find at least one or two whose rhythm and lyrics will take root inside your head and guide you through those introspective everyday moments. The CD begins with a fast party song, then slows it down a notch with "Escalator", and ends with "the Affair," which is lush with the imagery of lost love.
Overall, this is a CD which will be on heavy rotation in any indie rocker's player.
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bounces and churns with theatrical elements and synth-driven melodies
author: cindy yogmas / pulp
The first 12 seconds of "This Will Hurt Someone," the opener of Baltimore band Two If By Sea's forthcoming debut album Translations, lead into a pounding, disco-infused, rock-steady beat. It immediately touches on the post-punk revival sound best represented by groups like the Rapture and the Faint, but singer Cris Cowan's voice is also deep and dramatic, like Interpol's Paul Banks, who consequently sounds a lot like Ian Curtis, making the new wave/post-punk reference cycle complete. All comparisons aside, TIBS have their own dimensions, creating intense, surging dance rock that bounces and churns with theatrical elements and synth-driven melodies.
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syncopated dance beats of early new wave with choppy guitars
author: metroland
Lately, the name Franz Ferdi-nand is often thrown around when describing Baltimore quintet Two if by Sea. So what exactly, if anything, do the well-dressed Marylanders have in common with their equally well-dressed Scottish counterparts? Besides the sharp suits and sharper haircuts, both bands pair the syncopated dance beats of early new wave with choppy guitars and smooth, disaffected vocals. But while the Scots tend to aim their rock at both the mind and body, Two if by Sea seem perfectly fine with providing the soundtrack for a sweaty, late-night bump-and-grind on the floor of a Manchester discotheque.
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