Lassie Foundation

Face Your Fun

Track Listings
 1) Don't Stop Your Heart
2) Sunset
3) You're Just Lucky
4) Blow It (Away)
5) Money Money
6) Face Your Fun
7) Saturday Night
8) We Are the Kings
9) What the Beat Is For
10) Eye of the Pirate

Discography
 Jet Streams, Three Wheels Ep (2008)
 Through and Through(2006)
 Face Your Fun(2004)
 I Duel Sioux and the Ale of Saturn(2002)
 El Dorado L.p.(2001)
Pacifico(1999)
El Rey E.p.(1999)
The Dive Bomber (1998)
California (1996)


 

Release Date: (2006)
Label: Northern Records
Producer: Andrew D. Prickett


December Hotel
Overall Rating:  ++++-  

(Money Money)

 
Album Review

Most of us thought The Lassie Foundation had released it's last album with  El Dorado. So when I heard a few months back that they had decided to head into the studio and record another album, I about lost it. For those of you are unaware of the Lassie Foundation, you should be ashamed of yourselves. They are by far one of the best pop/shoegaze bands you will ever lay your ears on. Listening to Face Your Fun, I find it hard to believe the band has once again topped themselves. TLF always seems to throw together a great collection of dreamy tunes that leave you wanting more. This album is so sweet and sugary it stays with you long after the music has stopped. What I love most about this album is that I seem to enjoy it more and more with each listen.

Quite a few of the cuts are among the best the band has ever penned. For instance,"Sunset" has a great "Sunday evening cruising down the strip" 80's feel to it. As a whole the disk has a nice 80's feel to it, and in good taste mind you, not over done with the keyboards. "Blow it Away" is just plain amazing from start to finish. Every instrument along with the vocals sound damn near perfect. "Money Money", another stand out, has a great sonic approach with the guitars that really flows well. Wayne's rhythmic vocals blend in really well.  Another favorite "Face Your Fun" the title track has such an infectious melody and chorus that I can't get enough of.  I like how the guitars bring the song to a close. I have to say every song flows really well right into the next one.

This is a near perfect record. I would say perfect, but I don't really think that perfect records exist. The boys are going to have a tough time topping this effort. But I've also said that before about their records, so that shows what I know and also how good these guys are. Do yourself a favor and buy this album or any album you come across that has the name Lassie Foundation on it.

~ Anthony P. Hanna

 

 

Interviews

Andy Prickett & Eric Campuzano
 Jason 71 & Jeff Schroeder
 LF Self Interview

 

 

 

 

 

 

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