After two EPs (“Masochism In The Place Of Romance” and “This Is My Boomstick”), The Stiletto Formal felt it was time to go all out and release a debut full-length. And all out they went on “¡Fiesta, Fiesta, Fiesta, Fiesta!”!
While the first two songs on the album might still sound normal (normal as in what you’d get if you put The Arcade Fire together in a room with At The Drive-In), the rest of the album does its best to take the earlier established rules, break them in tiny little pieces and then start reconstructing songs from there. Occasionally, a song runs off in a less than desirable direction (the drum and bass intermezzo in “6 P.M. Your Time”) but things are quickly rerouted back to awesomeness most of the time. Blame it on the passion of a young band with a great sound still figuring out just how far they can take things.
The cello in “50 CC’s Of Anything Potent” and the indierock/hip hop fusion of “Sleeping Our Way To The Top” are just two fine examples of the genius ahead from The Stiletto Formal.. Passionate, compelling, melancholic, intelligent, powerful and blessed with a flair for the dramatic, it’s all on here. I’m a fan!
Score: 8 out of 10
http://www.eyeballrecords.com
http://www.myspace.com/thestilettoformal
Score: 8 out of 10
http://www.eyeballrecords.com
http://www.myspace.com/thestilettoformal
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