Dare (Single) (CD)

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• Release Date: June 16, 2009
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: LBD
• UPC: 7332233001213
• WAPI (Tower ID): 113463560
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• Tower.com Sales Rank: #70917 in Music (See Top 100 Music Bestsellers)
• #21419 in Rock & Pop (See Top 100 Rock & Pop Bestsellers)
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The Mary Onettes' self-titled debut full-length was troubled by the band's influences -- it just sounded far too much like a pale imitation of Echo & the Bunnymen. So here's the good news: if their 2009 single, Dare, is any indication, it sounds like they've kept the echo and gotten rid of the Bunnymen. Granted, it's still easy to pick out their influences -- notably the Cure (Exhibit A: the ringing, jewel-toned guitar work that embroiders "God Knows I Had Plans"). But on Dare, the Mary Onettes mostly sound like themselves -- that is, something along the lines of Shout Out Louds, only with a big ol' dollop of reverb. What with its cascades of reverb, diaphanous synth washes, and heart-wrenchingly earnest lyrics (delivered by frontman Philip Ekstr”m, whose plaintive bawl brings to mind both Shout Out Louds' frontman Adam Olenius and Loney Dear), Dare seems, at least from the outset, like it has all the makings of a really infectious love song -- something along the lines of the Cure's "Just Like Heaven," maybe. Strangely, the song never hits the warm, heartbreaking climax that it seems to be angling at. This might have something to do with the sparkly yet flat production -- the crescendos aren't quite big enough, the decrescendos aren't quite quiet enough. "God Knows I Had Plans," the disc's second attempt at a big, thrilling love song, suffers from the same problems. This is a brief, sweet, and ultimately forgettable introduction to the Mary Onettes' second full-length album. ~ Margaret Reges

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