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  • Artist: Tokyo Rose
  • Rating: StarStarStarHalf Star
  • Release Date: October 04, 2005
  • Type: Lyrics are included with the album
  • Genre: Rock

Review

Here's yet another band that seems determined to demonstrate the increasing silliness of trying to draw a line between "pop-punk" and straight-up pop. What, the guitars are distorted? So what? Heavy guitars predate punk by about ten years, thank you. What, they're tight and tuneful as well as distorted? So were 10cc. Sorry, but there's really nothing punk at all about this Jersey-based band's sophomore effort, and that's just fine. If you think they've betrayed the Scene, then go buy a Fugazi bootleg and leave alone everyone else who cares more about songs than about politically correct record-buying. Raise your lighter to the power ballad sumptuousness of the title track and bang your head in frustrated romantic sympathy to the headlong rush, dense harmonies, and magically synched-up guitar tremolo of "Goodbye Almond Eyes." Also, chuckle knowingly when the glockenspiel kicks in on "I Love You... Too." And swoon (manfully) over the layered vocals and crunchily swaying 6/4 groove of "A Reason to Come Home Again." Very nice indeed. Scenes are for wussies. ~ Rick Anderson, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Spectacle Ryan Dominguez Tokyo Rose (3:38)
New American Saint Ryan Dominguez Tokyo Rose (3:26)
Goodbye Almond Eyes Ryan Dominguez Tokyo Rose (4:03)
The Tin Man Gets His Heart Ryan Dominguez Tokyo Rose (4:45)
Treading Water Ryan Dominguez Tokyo Rose (4:35)
Bottle Marked: Caution Ryan Dominguez Tokyo Rose (3:38)
The Hard Eight Ryan Dominguez Tokyo Rose (3:24)
A Reason to Come Home Again Chris Poulsen Tokyo Rose (3:23)
I Love You... Too Ryan Dominguez Tokyo Rose (3:59)
The Hammer & The Nail Ryan Dominguez, Chris Poulsen Tokyo Rose (4:03)
Meghan Again Ryan Dominguez Tokyo Rose (3:32)

Credits

Ryan Dominguez (Keyboards), Matt Goldman (Engineer), Matt Goldman (Mixing), Matt Goldman (Audio Engineer), Brad Filip (Artwork), Thomas Roslak (Percussion), Christopher Poulsen (Vocals), Ryan Dominguez (Group Member), Ryan Dominguez (Guitar), Brad Filip (Layout Design), Matt Goldman (Vocals), Troy Stains (Assistant), Ryan Dominguez (Vocals), Thomas Roslak (Drums), Matt Goldman (Percussion), Alex Peterson (Vocals), Joshua Lurie (Guitar), Matt Goldman (Producer), Ryan Dominguez (Programming), Fred Mascherino (Vocals), Matt Goldman (Audio Production)
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New American Saint
Studio album by Tokyo Rose
Released October 4, 2005
Genre indie pop rock
Label Sidecho
Professional reviews
Tokyo Rose chronology
Reinventing a Lost Art New American Saint
(2005)

New American Saint is the second album by indie rock, pop punk, New Jersey based United States group, Tokyo Rose. The record was released by Sidecho Records in October 4, 2005. The album quietly strays away from the more punk-ish sound brought by previous effort, Reinventing a Lost Art.

Video

Tokyo Rose also recorded a video for the first track on the album, Spectacle. The video begins focusing on the band as they play the introduction in an abandoned warehouse. It then depicts a man at a desk, attempting to write what most likely would be music. As the group continues to play, the man piles more and more crushed paper behind him, until it becomes enormous. The video ends with the man cycling through the pile until he finds a piece he has written that he likes, and finally runs out of the room. The video was directed by Daniel Yourd at Endeavormedia. The band also appeared on MTVU's, The Freshmen, talking about the record and the video for "Spectacle". It was repediately played on the network, throughout that week.

Track listing

1. Spectacle (3:38)
2. New American Saint (3:26)
3. Goodbye Almond Eyes (4:03)
4. The Tin Man Gets His Heart (4:45)
5. Treading Water (4:35)
6. Bottle Marked: Caution (3:38)
7. The Hard Eight (3:24)
8. A Reason to Come Home Again (3:23)
9. I Love You... Too (3:59)
10. The Hammer and the Nail (4:03)
11. Meghan Again (3:32)

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