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Rumors of the Faithful
Moviola
Rumors of the Faithful
Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock
 
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Columbus, Ohio's Moviola prove that you don't need lots of fancy gear to make a catchy album. Its fifth release, Rumors of the Faithful is a lo-fi recording of guitars, bass, light percussion, and a mix of handclaps, ac...  more »

     
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All Artists: Moviola
Title: Rumors of the Faithful
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Spirit of Orr
Release Date: 8/21/2001
Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock
Style: American Alternative
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 615187702526

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Columbus, Ohio's Moviola prove that you don't need lots of fancy gear to make a catchy album. Its fifth release, Rumors of the Faithful is a lo-fi recording of guitars, bass, light percussion, and a mix of handclaps, accordion, and slide guitar. It comes off like front-porch indie-rock. You can almost picture the four Moviola members as they shift around on weathered chairs, sharing songwriting ability like a six-pack of the Midwest's finest beer. Coming off like a hushed Luna meeting Neutral Milk Hotel for a jam session on Neil Young's acreage, the band spreads its pastoral folk-pop over slow-moving stories of people falling in and out of their lives. Rumors is an album for warm summer nights in wide-open spaces, mixing genuine warmth and poetic lyrics with an innocent, almost old-fashioned stab at the modern alt-country/indie-folk mix. --Jennifer Maerz
 

CD Reviews

Very disappointing
09/26/2002
(1 out of 5 stars)

"A friend of mine had one of this band's other albums and I liked the one song I heard from him, but I sure don't like this CD. Some of the melodies are OK and some of the lyrics are OK, but overall it has very little energy or inspiration. The band seems to be very unsure of itself and has no confidence in its sound. It tries to copy other bands like Wilco or Uncle Tupelo, but comes off as much lesser versions. There doesn't seem to be any original thoughts here, no fresh ideas, no creative energy. And only one of the singers has a decent voice. The others have no business singing on any recordings. I was very disappointed in this and I wish I would've bought something else instead."