Review: Rogue Wave
Matt McRae
Issue date: 9/20/07 Section: Arts & Entertainment
Rogue Wave
Asleep at Heaven's Gate
Though the title suggests pleasant dreams, it is hard to sleep through this album.
This indie rock quartet headed by Zach Rogue (whose real name is Zach Schwartz) is back with Asleep At Heaven's Gate. The album dropped on Sept. 18, 2007.
Though it is only their third full-length album, the band already has two members, both bassists, who have been replaced since the band's conception.
They have appeared on several movie soundtracks, including Spider-Man 3 and Napoleon Dynamite. Also, they have been featured on Music from Heroes and Music from the O.C.: Mix 5. They also toured with Feist during September.
The album is good, but nothing amazing. The lyrics are amazing and possibly the best part of the album. You can't help but fade off with it. It starts off very promising, but suffers to keep the interest of the listener as time marches on to the beat of the snare. Furthermore, all the songs begin to sound as though they are differentiating less and less from one another and more like you are playing a matching game of what song sounds most like another.
The highlights include "Harmonium," "Christians in Black," "Cheaper than Therapy" and "Lake Michigan," the first single.
The rest of the album is okay, but nothing worth writing home about. I won't say to stay away from any of the other songs, but only because the lyrics are superb.
C+
Matt McRae is the Photography Editor of The Chanticleer. He can be reached at (256) 782-8521 or at chantyphoto@gmail.com.
Asleep at Heaven's Gate
Though the title suggests pleasant dreams, it is hard to sleep through this album.
This indie rock quartet headed by Zach Rogue (whose real name is Zach Schwartz) is back with Asleep At Heaven's Gate. The album dropped on Sept. 18, 2007.
Though it is only their third full-length album, the band already has two members, both bassists, who have been replaced since the band's conception.
They have appeared on several movie soundtracks, including Spider-Man 3 and Napoleon Dynamite. Also, they have been featured on Music from Heroes and Music from the O.C.: Mix 5. They also toured with Feist during September.
The album is good, but nothing amazing. The lyrics are amazing and possibly the best part of the album. You can't help but fade off with it. It starts off very promising, but suffers to keep the interest of the listener as time marches on to the beat of the snare. Furthermore, all the songs begin to sound as though they are differentiating less and less from one another and more like you are playing a matching game of what song sounds most like another.
The highlights include "Harmonium," "Christians in Black," "Cheaper than Therapy" and "Lake Michigan," the first single.
The rest of the album is okay, but nothing worth writing home about. I won't say to stay away from any of the other songs, but only because the lyrics are superb.
C+
Matt McRae is the Photography Editor of The Chanticleer. He can be reached at (256) 782-8521 or at chantyphoto@gmail.com.
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