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It's a loaded name that could suggest a number of pop transgressions, from singsongy Warped tour debauchery or erudite Vampire Weekend frivolity to straight-up Mumford & Sons-inspired banality, but Brooklyn's American Authors manage to find the safe spaces in between, taking the most retail-friendly parts of each of those examples and spinning them into something that sounds a little bit like somebody put Fun. and the Lumineers in a mixing bowl and hit them with an immersion blender. The band's major-label debut, Oh, What a Life, is a big, unapologetically upbeat collection of indie pop anthems with similarly unrepentant commercial ambitions that comes off a little like a folksy One Direction. These are songs that refuse to remain incarcerated behind neon earphone buds. Key cuts like the uplifting opener "Believer," the heartfelt "Luck," and the spirited lead single "Best Day of My Life" were made to fly freely so that they may attach themselves to summer movie trailers, inspirational television commercials, and American Idol loser/winner/special-needs contestant montages. They are so on the nose that the seasoned, big summer pop anthem fan never has time to react with anything other than a begrudging respect for their complete lack of nuance. Whether they're mining the handclap-happy "Hey Ho" antics of the aforementioned Lumineers ("Luck"), rounding off the already polished edges of pop-punk with a little banjo ("Heart of Stone"), or simply repurposing big-moment group vocal-led Arcade Fire-isms (everywhere), they're doing it on their own, very shrewd terms, and without the cruel restrictions of subtlety.
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Shep Goodman, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Aaron Accetta, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - American Authors, MainArtist - Zachary Barnett, ComposerLyricist - James Shelley, ComposerLyricist - David Rublin, ComposerLyricist - Matthew Sanchez, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2013 The Island Def Jam Music Group
MARK NEEDHAM, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Will Brierre, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Shep Goodman, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Aaron Accetta, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - American Authors, Producer, Additional Producer, MainArtist - Zachary Barnett, ComposerLyricist - James Shelley, ComposerLyricist - David Rublin, ComposerLyricist - Matthew Sanchez, ComposerLyricist - Joe Costable, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JC Santalis, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jay Fallon, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Michael Goodman, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Matt Sanchez, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Shep Goodman, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Aaron Accetta, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - American Authors, MainArtist - Zachary Barnett, ComposerLyricist - James Shelley, ComposerLyricist - David Rublin, ComposerLyricist - Matthew Sanchez, ComposerLyricist - Dave Rublin, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - James Adam Shelley, Banjo, AssociatedPerformer - Zac Barnett, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2013 The Island Def Jam Music Group
MARK NEEDHAM, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Will Brierre, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Shep Goodman, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Aaron Accetta, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - American Authors, MainArtist - Zachary Barnett, ComposerLyricist - James Shelley, ComposerLyricist - David Rublin, ComposerLyricist - Matthew Sanchez, ComposerLyricist - Joe Costable, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2013 The Island Def Jam Music Group
MARK NEEDHAM, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Will Brierre, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Shep Goodman, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Aaron Accetta, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - American Authors, Producer, Additional Producer, MainArtist - Zachary Barnett, ComposerLyricist - James Shelley, ComposerLyricist - David Rublin, ComposerLyricist - Matthew Sanchez, ComposerLyricist - Joe Costable, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JC Santalis, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jay Fallon, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 The Island Def Jam Music Group
MARK NEEDHAM, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Will Brierre, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Shep Goodman, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Aaron Accetta, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - American Authors, MainArtist - Zachary Barnett, ComposerLyricist - James Shelley, ComposerLyricist - David Rublin, ComposerLyricist - Matthew Sanchez, ComposerLyricist - Joe Costable, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2013 The Island Def Jam Music Group
MARK NEEDHAM, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Will Brierre, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Shep Goodman, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Aaron Accetta, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - American Authors, MainArtist - Zachary Barnett, ComposerLyricist - James Shelley, ComposerLyricist - David Rublin, ComposerLyricist - Matthew Sanchez, ComposerLyricist - Joe Costable, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2013 The Island Def Jam Music Group
MARK NEEDHAM, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Will Brierre, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Shep Goodman, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Aaron Accetta, Producer, ComposerLyricist - American Authors, Producer, Additional Producer, MainArtist - Zachary Barnett, ComposerLyricist - James Shelley, ComposerLyricist - David Rublin, ComposerLyricist - Matthew Sanchez, ComposerLyricist - Joe Costable, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JC Santalis, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jay Fallon, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 The Island Def Jam Music Group
MARK NEEDHAM, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Will Brierre, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Shep Goodman, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Aaron Accetta, Producer, ComposerLyricist - American Authors, Producer, Additional Producer, MainArtist - Zachary Barnett, ComposerLyricist - James Shelley, ComposerLyricist - David Rublin, ComposerLyricist - Matthew Sanchez, ComposerLyricist - Joe Costable, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JC Santalis, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jay Fallon, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 The Island Def Jam Music Group
MARK NEEDHAM, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Will Brierre, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Shep Goodman, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Aaron Accetta, Producer, ComposerLyricist - American Authors, Producer, Additional Producer, MainArtist - Zachary Barnett, ComposerLyricist - James Shelley, ComposerLyricist - David Rublin, ComposerLyricist - Matthew Sanchez, ComposerLyricist - Joe Costable, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JC Santalis, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jay Fallon, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 The Island Def Jam Music Group
MARK NEEDHAM, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Will Brierre, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Shep Goodman, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Aaron Accetta, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - American Authors, Producer, Additional Producer, MainArtist - Zachary Barnett, ComposerLyricist - James Shelley, ComposerLyricist - David Rublin, ComposerLyricist - Matthew Sanchez, ComposerLyricist - Joe Costable, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JC Santalis, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jay Fallon, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Blume, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Erica Swindell, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2014 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Albumbeschreibung
It's a loaded name that could suggest a number of pop transgressions, from singsongy Warped tour debauchery or erudite Vampire Weekend frivolity to straight-up Mumford & Sons-inspired banality, but Brooklyn's American Authors manage to find the safe spaces in between, taking the most retail-friendly parts of each of those examples and spinning them into something that sounds a little bit like somebody put Fun. and the Lumineers in a mixing bowl and hit them with an immersion blender. The band's major-label debut, Oh, What a Life, is a big, unapologetically upbeat collection of indie pop anthems with similarly unrepentant commercial ambitions that comes off a little like a folksy One Direction. These are songs that refuse to remain incarcerated behind neon earphone buds. Key cuts like the uplifting opener "Believer," the heartfelt "Luck," and the spirited lead single "Best Day of My Life" were made to fly freely so that they may attach themselves to summer movie trailers, inspirational television commercials, and American Idol loser/winner/special-needs contestant montages. They are so on the nose that the seasoned, big summer pop anthem fan never has time to react with anything other than a begrudging respect for their complete lack of nuance. Whether they're mining the handclap-happy "Hey Ho" antics of the aforementioned Lumineers ("Luck"), rounding off the already polished edges of pop-punk with a little banjo ("Heart of Stone"), or simply repurposing big-moment group vocal-led Arcade Fire-isms (everywhere), they're doing it on their own, very shrewd terms, and without the cruel restrictions of subtlety.
© James Christopher Monger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:36:53
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: American Authors
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Island Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative en Indie
© 2014 The Island Def Jam Music Group ℗ 2014 The Island Def Jam Music Group
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