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Listen to this Late at Night (or Any Other Time)

Maggie Mae | Memphis, Tennessee | 06/22/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"James Figurine is the Postal Service's Jimmy Tamborello solo album. I, being a fan of the alternative/indie music scene, remember back in 2003 when he teamed up with another favorite Ben Gibbard from Death Cab For Cutie recording "Give Up". It was a nice sounding electronic/indie record of sad and deep songs that ended up selling a lot of records.



Now with this album Jimmy Tamborello uses the alias James Figurine (I'm not sure why or how he came up with it). The album feature materials that is slightly different from his stuff with The Postal Service. He uses a different vocal style by slowly whispering the lyrics and his thoughts making it interesting. He even has friend and fellow musician Jenny Lewis of Rilo Kiley on the song "You Again". This is a great album to put on late at night when you return from clubbin' to fall asleep with."

Dntel meets The Postal Service

Cale E. Reneau | Conroe, Texas United States | 07/29/2006

(3 out of 5 stars)

"It seems as if Jimmy Tamborello just can't make up his mind. On some days he's glitching his way through elaborate musical compositions under the name Dntel, while on other's he's one third of the electro-pop trio "Figuring" or one half of "The Postal Service" (and let's not forget his days in "Strictly Ballroom"). Yes, if there's one man who has toured the far reaches of the electronic indie universe, it is undoubtedly Jimmy Tamborello.



Tamborello's latest album comes to us under the name of "James Figurine."



"Mistake Mistake Mistake Mistake" gives those uf us who are Dntel fans, a little bit to be excited about. In many ways this album can be viewed as a Postal Service/Dntel hybrid, featuring many of the same qualities as a Dntel album, yet also boasts some incredibly catchy Postal Service-ish hooks. "55566688833" ("love" in text messaging language), for example, contains a pretty catchy hook that has been stuck in my head for days now, while "Ruining the Sundays" and many others on the album sound like songs right out of a Dntel handbook.



Though "minimalist techno" would be the best way to describe this album, it is much more complex than that. Featuring elements of pop, electonica, techno, and experimental electro, the album really delivers, even if it comes off as a bit unfocused at times.



Recommended for fans of Dntel, Figurine, The Postal Service, and Magnetic Fields or anyone who feels like exploring how far electronic music can go.



Key Tracks:

1. "55566688833"

2. "Left Overs"

3. "You Again"

4. "One More Regret"

5. "All the Way to China"





3 out of 5 Stars

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pancake_repairman | gfjdhgfjhgj | 07/18/2006

(3 out of 5 stars)

"I luv Figurine's The Heartfelt, and after a couple albums where Tamborello seemed to be expanding his sonic palette and refining his pop songwriting (DNTEL's Life Is Full Of Possibilities, The Postal Service's Give Up), while in my estimation having his talent diluted by inferior collaborators, I assumed this album would be where it would all come together, the masterpiece he'd been training for. Wow, I was so wrong. I guess the other members of Figurine contributed more than I thought to The Heartfelt, and I guess Gibbard made some musical contribution to The Postal Service, because James on his own seems to be producing much less developed ideas. The more I listen to it the worse it gets. Most of the tracks are not only lacking in melodic pop appeal but not unique, original, creative, or progressive in any way. Just why? At this point I'd be much more interested to hear what the other members of Figurine are doing."