Ivy - In the Clear
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Free Music Review: Un-cheesy pop
Hit: 4 Stars
Who: Add a french vocalist singing cheerful pop songs in English with the sexy French accent backed by Air like electronic music and you get some of the best pop songs that just cannot sound cheesy even if it tried.
When/Where to listen: With songs like "Nothing but the sky", "Get Out of the City", "Clear My Head", "Feel So Free", you know it's the perfect soundtrack for an outing - fun at the beach in summer, a jolly picnic with friends, or that scenic drive alone.
Free Music Review: Some of their best
Hit: 5 Stars
To keep this short, if you've enjoyed songs like "Edge of the Ocean", "Undertow", or "Worry About You" from previous albums, there are at *least* 4 songs on the new one of that caliber: "Tess Don't Tell", "Thinking About You", "Corners of your mind", and "Feel So Free". Very melodic, and great singing by Dominique (as usual).
I just saw Ivy on their club tour, and it was great hearing all these new songs. (and their opening group Astaire is quite good, too). This is a top notch album.
Free Music Review: Great Album
Hit: 5 Stars
With their latest album, Ivy manages to do what so many bands find so very difficult -- make music that sounds fresh and different than previous efforts, while still retaining that which musically makes them who they are. Ivy has done exactly that in the present case. 'In The Clear' is great because it will appeal to all, wooing those not familiar to Ivy's music and delighting those who have been waiting 4 years for the new album. Not a single throwaway track -- this is a great CD by a great band.Free Music Review: Some things don't change...And that's a good thing!
Hit: 4 Stars
This is Ivy at their best. I've been a fan of Ivy's for a while now and up until this point my favorite album was probably "Realistic." But Ivy stretches their sound on this album; up-tempo songs like "Thinking About You" really aren't typical Ivy, but they really make it work. Songs like "Four in the Morning" and "Feel So Free" could easily be off any Ivy album. These clean, melodic, yet slightly somber songs are Ivy's home turf.
So far, my favorite songs on this album are "Thinking About You" (they owe a lot to New Order's sound on "Republic" for this song) and "Ocean City Girl." I haven't heard anything this catchy since Phoenix's "United" (I listened to "If I Ever Feel Better" for a year straight and never tired of it).
"In The Clear" is a great album. I highly recommend it.
Free Music Review: Flawless
Hit: 5 Stars
Ivy have always been one of those cool New York bands that have been around a while. Ivy have joined Luna and Blonde Redhead as the elder statesmen in the New York Pantheon. They combine French cool with lush vocals and memorable songs. I have heard many of their songs in commercials. Much of their music was used in the film Shallow Hal, and TV programs like Roswell and Kingdom Hospital. It's because the music of Ivy has that otherworldly feeling of some of the shoegazer bands that inspired them at first. Now they have been on the own for ten years or more, and have hooked up with producer Steve Osborne. The results are terrific. Whether it's the longing of "Thinking About You" or the quiet mood of "Four In The Morning." Even fellow NYC scenesters James Iha (Smashing Pumpkins) and Scott McLoud (Girls Against Boys) show up on this CD. The song "Feel So Free" gives us the powerful music that this band has been doing for so long. They are great indeed. Fashion comes and goes. Ivy is a band that will be remembered.