Flagship Romance

Fee Fie Foh Fum

2015-07-31

Flagship Romance’s romantic, authentic debut release is pretty and passionate. Dramatic lyrics and swelling vocal harmonies are a common occurrence here, and the unconventional songwriting is sometimes beneficial, sometimes detrimental to the overall value of the record. Occasionally you may find yourself lost in the listen as the vocals crescendo in anti-climactic intensity. The vocal tightness is undoubtedly admirable, and the synchronization is impressive, as this entire record was tracked in one-takes with no pitch correction, but the focus seems to be primarily on the prettiness of the harmonies, which gets old after a while. Very, very pretty, but not all that interesting.

review by Ben

Quick Links:

More reviews tagged #Folk

  • reviewed 02/2006

    THE WOOD BROTHERS
    Ways Not to Lose

  • reviewed 12/2009

    LAURA LOVE & ORVILLE JOHNSON
    The Sweeter the Juice

  • reviewed 08/2008

    KASEY CHAMBERS & SHANE NICHOLSON
    Rattlin' Bones

  • reviewed 08/2017

    Pete's Posse
    The Conversation

  • reviewed 06/2006

    The Del McCoury Band
    The Promised Land

  • reviewed 08/2009

    OR, THE WHALE
    Self-Titled

Compiled by the WYCE Journalism Club

The opinions expressed in these reviews are those of the individual volunteers that submitted the article and do not necessarily reflect the views of WYCE or GRCMC; nor its staff, donors, or affiliates.