The Canadian quartet comes out full-tilt from the opening track, the throbbing "Big Surprise," on their major label debut, A Blur to Me Now.
Lead singer/guitarist John Critchley and company deliver an album full of tuneful, power-chord alternative rockers that manage to have both brains and brawn.
Critchley has a slight drawl and his vocals fall somewhere in the neighborhood of Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne.
Although most of A Blur to Me Now is in the vein of driving rockers like "Suffocate," the band also is adept at mid-tempo melodies like the playful "King of Saturday Night" and power pop like "Another Toss of the Coin," which features the band's usual dose of clever wordplay.
It's all anchored by the rock-solid rhythm section of bassist Jim Hughes and drummer Grant Ether, who also contribute some great background harmonies as on "Clean.".
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Surprise | 13 Engines | Play | 03:20 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 2 | Suffocate | 13 Engines | Play | 02:55 | 6 MB | 20 MB |
| 3 | King Of Saturday Night | 13 Engines | Play | 03:21 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 4 | You're Nothing If You're Not Strong | 13 Engines | Play | 05:05 | 11 MB | 32 MB |
| 5 | Abandoned | 13 Engines | Play | 03:07 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 6 | Hurry | 13 Engines | Play | 05:16 | 12 MB | 33 MB |
| 7 | Gathered Safely In | 13 Engines | Play | 03:08 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 8 | Rolling Home Again | 13 Engines | Play | 03:30 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 9 | Elephant Song | 13 Engines | Play | 03:30 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 10 | Another Toss Of The Coin | 13 Engines | Play | 04:20 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 11 | Clean | 13 Engines | Play | 03:18 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 12 | Throttle Open Wide | 13 Engines | Play | 04:33 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 13 | Night Of The Shooting Star | 13 Engines | Play | 04:46 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 50 mins | 115 MB | |||||
| 50 mins | 331 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 Engines | Primary Artist |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |