- Audio CD (May 24 2005)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: EMI Music Canada
- ASIN: B0009R19QS
- Other Editions: Audio CD
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #130,305 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Debut album from the Swedish five piece rock band.
Album Details
Debut Album from the Swedish Five Piece Rock Band.
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4.1 out of 5 stars (25 customer reviews)
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
garage pop with a lot o' heart, Aug 21 2005
By Brian P. Borzym "music geek" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Howl Howl Gaff Gaff (Audio CD)
Let me just say, that i am kind of anal when it comes to music. i am a huge music nerd, and i scramble to pick up all sorts of old records. and with new music, i am even more of a finicky shopper. but this band....just won me over with it's heart! i hear comeback...and the song felt so familiar...not in a "hackneyed" way, but like something from childhood. The vocal styling sometimes recalls Stephen Malkmus at his most friendly ("i'm a reasonable man"). This band is just comforting and gentle without being boring. And the counter-harmony's on "track and a train" are just heavenly.a few quick reasons i love this band...
1)moog!
2)honesty, lack of pretentiousness
3)warmth of production and content
4)incredibly nerdy but....i think bebban stenborg could be the potential bearer of my progeny. any lady who weilds a moog is fair game for me.
so...in my opinion, if you enjoy the garage stylings of pavement, weezer, or ben kweller, the earnesty of deathcab for cutie, the more lighthearted velvet underground, the boy/girl hamonies of stereolab....i recommend this album.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
It's a great album, Aug 2 2005
By Aaron Breitbarth "Indie/Progressive/Experimen... - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Howl Howl Gaff Gaff (Audio CD)
Although the album omits a few great songs from the various EPs the Shout Out Louds have put out, it is still fantastic. To refrain from employing the phrase "catchy" the band is down right good, and the songs are loveable. You'll find yourself tapping your fingers to the opening track, bobbing around joyfully to the second, and building on your musical elation until you are dancing like no one is looking when "Hurry Up" plays on your preferred media player. If "Please Please Please"--possibly the albums climax--didn't already do that. Of course the album settles you down into a mellow state of Swedish bliss with the last two tracks. Not to mention, the Scandanavian Jam session the album finishes with is superb.I suggest this album be purchased. It is good.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Not Bad, Nov 13 2006
By DK9777 - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Howl Howl Gaff Gaff (Audio CD)
Okay...I'm consulting my How To Write A Snobby Indie Review handbook and it says that I must start by namedropping. Um...Unicorns...that's the first band that comes to mind when I think of Shout Out Louds. And maybe the Strokes (or any other recent NYC garage band), but not quite as mainstream. Of course, for the really pretentious I should mention that the band is Swedish, and this album is similar to the other pop that's been coming out of that country for years.I saw one guy write that this album is "just" another pop album, but what's the harm in that? Pop is still the purest form of music, and the Beatles and Beach Boys were more than content to make good pop music for years. That guy must be a high school kid who hasn't realized that pop is back in.
Howl Howl Gaff Gaff is not actually a pop "album." It's a collection of singles that were previously released in the band's native country, so there's a bit of variety to the songs and no smooth feel to the album. Ultimately, this album won't change your life and it may not become one of your favorites of all time, but it's hard not to enjoy the simple pleasures here. "The Comeback" is without question the best song and it's a good representation of the rest of the album, so give that a listen...if you enjoy that you'll probably enjoy the rest. (Or if you enjoy the Unicorns, Islands, or any other lo-fi, indie pop band).
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