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Idiot Pilot / CD / 2007
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Idiot Pilot
's sophomore album tones down the hardcore tendencies that were crammed into every nook and cranny of 2004's
Strange We Should Meet Here
, focusing instead on a mix of
Radiohead
-influenced melodies and computerized ambience. Countless bands in the early 21st century have mimicked the epic sounds of
Radiohead
, and
Idiot Pilot
can't rival
Muse
's guitar muscle or
Pilot Speed
's vocal power. But for a two-person band, they still pack quite a punch, with an ear for programmed glitches and bleeps that put the "computer" back into
OK Computer
.
Michael Harris
takes his melodies to unexpected places, often leaping into his falsetto range, while
Daniel Anderson
engineers a
Postal Service
-gone-haywire mix of guitars and keyboards beneath him. The duo is given an extra hand from two visiting drummers,
Travis Barker
and
Coheed and Cambria
's
Chris Pennie
, both of whom have the dexterity and precision to rival the percussive sounds of
Anderson
's laptop. Where
Idiot Pilot
falter, then, is
Harris
' inability to fully ditch the guttural screams that plagued the group's last album. The hardcore vocals simply sound juvenile, almost as if they're the product of a younger, bitter screamo band.
"Planted in the Dark"
is the worst offender, with
"Red Museum"
running a close second; both tracks would otherwise be album highlights, but
Harris
' throat-shedding shrieks plunge them into the angsty world of headbanging and tortured lyrics. That's not always a bad place, to be sure, but it's just not the right home for
Idiot Pilot
, a band capable of crafting something as ethereal and strangely hypnotic as the album-closing
"Recurring Dream."
~ Andrew Leahey, All Music Guide
Artist
Idiot Pilot
Format
CD
Genre
Rock
Label Name
Reprise
Producer
Mark Hoppus, Ross Robinson
Release Date
2007 09 25
Song List
1: Last Chance (4:06)
2: Elephant (3:45)
3: Retina and the Sky (3:37)
4: In Record Shape (4:11)
5: Good Luck (4:07)
6: Cruel World Enterprise (3:29)
7: Red Museum (4:42)
8: Theme from the Pit (4:50)
9: Planted in the Dark (3:26)
10: Recurring Dream (6:59)
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Indie Electronic, Indie Rock
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