The Fallen Leaf Pages [Import]

Track Listings

1. Faces of the Damned

2. To Remember

3. Papillon

4. Government Land

5. We're Not Sleeping

6. Dark Road Window

7. Like an Ant Floating in Milk

8. Is That Blood

9. River Shade

10. Show Yourself

11. Sometime, Awhile Ago

12. Fish

13. Breathing Again

14. Painted Forest Fire [*]

15. Silver Shoes [*]

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Australian Exclusive Release features 2 bonus tracks, the magnificent 'Painted Forest Fire', recorded at the album sessions and previously unreleased, and 'Silver Shoes', previously only available on a now-deleted Merge Records compilation. THE RADAR BROTHERS are a band from Los Angeles, CA. The enigmatic trio have been playing together for over 10 years now, and 'The Fallen Leaf Pages' is their fourth album. 'The Fallen Leaf Pages' is a warm, inviting record with new variations on the classic PINK FLOYD-meets-CRAZY HORSE-meets-THE BEACH BOYS vibe that the Radar Bros. have become known for. Their music evokes the laid-back, sun-drenched desert nuance of their home, Southern California. Rogue. 2005.

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The Fallen Leaf Pages [Import]

Average customer rating:

fantastic find.

Outstanding Band

Under The Radar

review from the Synthesis

hot night, crows fight, beetles in the firelight

The Fallen Leaf Pages
Radar Bros.
Manufacturer: Merge Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0007NMK58
Release Date: 2005-03-22

Tracks:

Faces Of The Damned
To Remember
Papillon
Government Land
We're Not Sleeping
Dark Road Window
Like An Ant Floating In Milk
Is That Blood
The River Shade
Show Yourself
Sometime, Awhile Ago
The Fish
Breathing Again

Amazon.com

Most rock and roll bands have one particular sound, and they spend their careers trying either to refine it or run away from it (often losing themselves--what made them interesting--in the process). The Radar Bros. fall firmly in the former camp; they're like the painter that works in the same style and with the same palette and using the same imagery for years on end. Warbly, lushly multi-tracked vocals sing lullaby lyrics of death and despair and heartbreak and the ironies inherent in the postmodern condition. Melodic, minor-keyed guitar lines snake in and out of slow-going, pleasant, Pink-Floyd-meets-Crazy-Horse tunes, while layers of strings and keyboards accompany the whole shebang sweetly, and slowly. The Radar Bros. have perfected a certain kind of moody, lay on your back and dream the world away kind of music, and it's hard to fault them for not changing a gosh-darn thing on this, their fourth album. --Mike McGonigal

Customer Reviews:

fantastic find........2007-02-17

this band was a real pleasing find. music that sounds like it has been with me all of my life, yet i can't quite compare it to any other band. the 2nd half of the album does remind me a bit of an indie-rock pink floyd. lots of tasteful guitar and piano and winning melodic songs. not a quiet album, but definitely on the laid-back side of things. i highly recommend that you take a chance on this excellent band.

Outstanding Band.......2006-08-13

Since discovering this album more than a year ago, the Radar Brothers have become one of my favorite all-time bands. Which, is surprising, as I'm in my forties and not inclined to latch onto new bands, particularly ones with such obvious influences from my youth. In any given song, one may hear hints of Pink Floyd, The Beatles, The Beach Boys, or even the Moody Blues. However, the Radar Brothers are in no way derivative. They seamlessly synthesize these influences to into something new and poignantly beautiful. And the more I listen, the more convinced and fanatical I become about their genius...

The Radar Brothers have three albums that have become integral soundtracks to my daily life. The Fallen Leaf Pages, The Surrounding Mountains, and The Singing Hatchet. Gradewise, I rank them A+, A++, and A, respectively. Their earlier independent (non-Merge) effort is worth picking up once you've become a devotee, but it doesn't have the consistent quality of the most recent three.

By all accounts, I have overplayed their last three albums to the point where tedium and boredom, not to mention irritation, should have long since set in. Yet for some reason it hasn't. Although not overly complex, their music has a depth and gravity. Their lyrics are ever elusive in their meanings. Their melodic lines (and boy can these guys do melody), never lose their freshness. Every listen leaves me wanting more. Especially when driving, I find that I have the capacity to listen to the same album twice over, something I that ordinarily never do.

In short, I love this band. More accurately, "I am in love with this band". And I would add, I am not the only one. Several people that I work with, not to mention my wife, have become equally fanatical.

Under The Radar.......2005-09-29

Without going into the "Behind the Music" and who's who in the Music business, I'd just like to say that this is good album. It's a slow bleed, suspending time, while lowering your heart rate. The songs bleed into each other, applying pressure to the melancholy nerve, that has callused over during the years. Though this album is not as raw or as folky as "And the Surrounding Mountains". It's a good listen, and worth getting....How this did band has gone undetected for so long is beyond me....

review from the Synthesis.......2005-04-28

Not terribly impressed, my stereo did not expect to be playing The Fallen Leaf Pages quite as often as it did over this past week. Neither did I. Merge describes the Radar Bros. as Pink Floyd meets Crazy Horse meets Beach Boys, and while singer/guitarist Jim Putnam is no Roger Waters, the connection can be heard. The arrangements on this, their fourth LP, are sometimes so subtle and perfect that their complexity can go unnoticed - a lost art in this experimental noise era where more is more and the more the better. Each song has a unique quality about it, and after two or three times through they will brand themselves a spot in your mental playlist.

- Chris Acosta
Synthesis.net

hot night, crows fight, beetles in the firelight.......2005-04-20

I loved the first Radar Bros. album and was so attached to it I couldn't quite get into The Singing Hatchet, though I look forward to returning to it now. Lost track for a while from there. Now listening to this new album I am thrilled. There's something joyful about it, something alert, even with the characteristic drowsy feel and moribund themes. Yes, and warm, and wise. The first few and last few songs I can't stop listening to. "To remember" is maybe my favorite on the album, though the first song takes me in every time (is that Joanna Newsom doing backing vocals? I think so). Papillon seems to be part of my life now, with "hot night, crows fight, beetles in the firelight." The final song makes me choke up (wonderful pacing of lyrics, each word changing the meaning of the last). The tenth song "show yourself" is glorious, and the rest, well, I'm still taking them in. Great stuff.

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The Fallen Leaf Pages
Radar Brothers
Manufacturer: Rogue Australia
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0009W5HNY
Release Date: 2005-07-04

Tracks:

Faces of the Damned
To Remember
Papillon
Government Land
We're Not Sleeping
Dark Road Window
Like an Ant Floating in Milk
Is That Blood
River Shade
Show Yourself
Sometime, Awhile Ago
Fish
Breathing Again
Painted Forest Fire [*]
Silver Shoes [*]

Album Description

Australian Exclusive Release features 2 bonus tracks, the magnificent 'Painted Forest Fire', recorded at the album sessions and previously unreleased, and 'Silver Shoes', previously only available on a now-deleted Merge Records compilation. THE RADAR BROTHERS are a band from Los Angeles, CA. The enigmatic trio have been playing together for over 10 years now, and 'The Fallen Leaf Pages' is their fourth album. 'The Fallen Leaf Pages' is a warm, inviting record with new variations on the classic PINK FLOYD-meets-CRAZY HORSE-meets-THE BEACH BOYS vibe that the Radar Bros. have become known for. Their music evokes the laid-back, sun-drenched desert nuance of their home, Southern California. Rogue. 2005.

Album Details

The Radar Brothers Are a Band from Los Angeles, Ca. The Enigmatic Trio have Been Playing Together for Over 10 Years Now, and 'the Fallen Leaf Pages' is their Fourth Album. 'the Fallen Leaf Pages' is a Warm, Inviting Record with New Variations on the Classic Pink Floyd Meets Crazy Horse Meets the Beach Boys Vibe that the Radar Brothers have Become Known For. Their Music Evokes the Laid-back, Sun-drenched Desert Nuance of their Home, Southern California.

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