Untied States - Retail Detail

Title: Retail Detail Artist: Untied States Release Date: 5/2/2006 UPC: 822024032023 Genre: Rock Styles: Alternative Pop/Rock, Experimental Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, New Wave/Post-Punk Revival Moods: Brittle, Cynical/Sarcastic, Intense, Angry, Angst-Ridden, Fiery, Literate, Paranoid, Restrained, Confrontational, Rousing, Visceral, Acerbic, Aggressive, Energetic, Harsh, Manic, Rebellious, Urgent, Cerebral, Tense/Anxious Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 0 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. It's Not Goodbye
2. Retell the Tale
3. Martyrs Have Nothing to Live For
4. You Own Your Own
5. (1) Mile Aisle
6. My Cause Is My Curse
7. We Don't Have to Climb
8. Immaculate
9. Retail Detail
10. Can't Get Around It
11. Currencies
12. It's Not Enough

Year Type Label Catalog # 2006 CD 0320

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Atlanta's Untied States, led by the duo of Colin Arnstein and Skip Engelbrecht, joined by the rhythm section of Andy Jones (bass) and Wade Page (drums/percussion), turn in their second full-length release, Retail Detail, which furthers the band's explorations into the juxtaposition of straight rock playing and extreme experimentation. Untied States are the kind of group that can play somewhat conventional rock in a style that recalls Gang of Four, full of jagged guitar lines, driving rhythms, and harshly sung, minimally melodic vocals. But the bandmembers are only partially interested in such structures, and at any given moment one of their songs may break down or change gears suddenly, with tempos dropping or disappearing entirely and various keyboard sounds and noises replacing the established patterns. Like the Velvet Underground and the Mothers of Invention, Untied States want to explode the usual notions of what constitutes rock and, indeed, music itself. At times, the listener feels that the sonic ideas of John Cage have overtaken the band and that one is hearing not so much music in the accepted sense as loosely organized sound created in a partially unplanned fashion. The result is an album that is often jarring, but never dull. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide

Name Credits Colin Arnstein Sampling, Guitar, Drums, Double Bass, Bass, Piano, Vocals Glenn Schick Mastering Skip Engelbrecht Sampling, Design, Drums, Layout Design, Noise, Artwork, Guitar, Photography, Keyboards