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Pete Yorn - Break Up Audio CD

A fair review of the Pete Yorn "Break Up" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Pete Yorn reviews here, or go back to the Pete Yorn tabs.

Pete Yorn Band: Pete Yorn
Title: Break Up
Rating:
Release Date: 2009-09-15
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Relator 2: Wear And Tear 3: I Don't Know What To Do 4: Search Your Heart 5: Blackie's Dead 6: I Am The Cosmos 7: Shampoo 8: Clean 9: Someday

Addicting
Do it!. When i first heard "Relator" on TV, i was automatically hooked so buying the cd was a great idea.


Freaking Awesome!
" For the kind of music it is I think this CD (or whatever you call a group of songs these days) is great. Ok, admittedly this music is very mellow and is stuff you might put on a playlist with a name like "Alone in the Dark," "Struck Out at the Bar Last Night" or "Just Got Dumped. The only songs I don't really like too much are the "Blackie's Dead" songs since they don't quite seem to fit with the rest of the music for some reason. Song like "I am the Cosmos" are awesome though.

When I originally bought this I had some trepidation about Scarlett Johansen and her vocals on these tracks but they blend very well with the type of music it is. Her voice is much better than I expected but she still doesn't show that she has a very powerful voice like a Broadway singer or anything but, the cool thing, is that she didn't need to on any of these songs and for what she needed to do her voice worked very well.


Check out the songs and grab it you feel like you need some new kind of mellow music and don't be afraid of an actress trying to sing in this case.


3.5 stars... Short and quirky
First things first: this album was recorded in 2006, yes, three years ago. 2009 is proving to be a busy year for Pete Yorn, with the release of not one but two CDs in a matter of months: "Back and Fourth" was his 4th proper solo album, and now comes this duet album with none other than Scarlett Johansson. No explanation has been offered why this has been sitting on the shelves for three solid years.

As to the album itself, "Break Up" (9 tracks; 29 min. ) brings a collection of musical collages supposedly depicting a break up. Not that you can really pick that up from simply listening to the album. The opener "Relator" is the most mainstream-sounding song on here, with an easy upbeat rythm to it, and Pete and Scarlett truly dueting. After that charming opener, the tone of the album becomes much more introverted and reflective. I find the tracks that work best are the ones where Pete and Scarlett truly are collaborating, as opposed to the ones where you can bearly hear Scarlett (such as "Wear and Tear" and the closer "Someday"). On the other hand "I Don't Know What To Do" is a great little gem. My favorite track on this collection is "Shampoo", the perfect mix and interplay between Pete and Scarlett.

But at a mere 29 min. , there is simply not enough material here to call this album fully fleshed-out. After repeated listening to the album, it simply feels like a fleeting moment, or an incomplete symphony. Much was made last year about Scarlett's singing capabilities when she released her frist solo album (recorded much later than this albu, incidentally). As then, I really find no fault with her singing. In all, for some reason I had huge expectations for this album, and I can't say theu were entirely met. There are nice enough moments on here, but just not enough of them. And did I mention that this collection lasts all of 29 minutes?.


Scarlett Johannsen is a surprisingly talented singer with a unique voice
The thing is, I love Scarlett Johannsen's voice. What makes the album is unfortunately the very thing that may turn off many people to listening to it - the fact that it's a hollywood starlet on the cover. She takes this material, which is good in parts, and sends it soaring into another dimension. She has a unique and easy smooth delivery that suits the retro-poppy sound of this album well. This is not just another hollywood actress who wanted to create an album of bad singing for her most devoted fans.

The music featured is interesting and catchy. It is parts adult alternative, lounge, folk, and retro in some places. "Search your Heart", "Clean", and "I am the Cosmos" are the 3 best tracks. Overall, the mood is kind of happy-poppy feeling that will cause you to snap your fingers - yes - snap your fingers gaily whilst Pete and Scarlett trade lines.

Oh. . . speaking of Pete Yorn. . . . he does a good impression of an angst-ridden sensitive (read. . . brooding) boyfriend who just got dumped. Sometimes it works - sometimes it's a little thick.

Overall, a nice surprise and a good listen considering it's an album that I would not have otherwise looked at twice.


break up? more like break out!
But I think the real jem is the fact that I got this whole album for 2. I'm addicted to "Relator" haven't moved past that one, but from what I can tell the rest is a jem. 99! AmaZing!
Side note: this album was actually made in 2007, perfect timing soo re-fresh!.


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