Pros and Cons: Syd Matters - Someday We Will Foresee Obstacles

Basic Information:
Record Label:  Third Side Records
Genre:  Indie-folk
Release Date:  April 5, 2005

What You'll Love:
  • Beautiful and heartfelt performances from all members of the band
  • Great concept regarding a melancholy present and an optimism for the future
  • Incredible use of countermelody
  • Elements of 2000s electronica adds emotional buildups to already emotional pieces
  • Expertly composed; adding all of the right touches in the right places
  • Just about the perfect blend of textures (something that the genre often misses)
  • Despite being a French band, it's English lyrics are above average and, at times, inspirational
  • Simple, but thoughtful album artwork
What You'll Have Mixed or No Feelings About:
  • "Lost Bird" feels a little sub-par compared to the other great compositions on the album.
What You'll Hate.........Or Find Hilariously Bad:
  • As a whole, the album has very little variation in dynamics or meter.
  • The hidden track feels incredibly out of place.  It doesn't "match" the rest of the album's style which hurts what's clearly a concept album.
Music Similar to This:
  • Smashing Pumpkins ballads such as "By Starlight," "Spaceboy," "Galapogos," etc. but with better sung vocals
  • Radiohead songs like "No Surprises," "High and Dry"

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