{"id":2935,"date":"2011-11-01T10:30:05","date_gmt":"2011-11-01T16:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stylusmagazine.ca\/?p=2935"},"modified":"2011-11-01T10:30:05","modified_gmt":"2011-11-01T16:30:05","slug":"say-hi-um-uh-oh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/2011\/11\/01\/say-hi-um-uh-oh\/","title":{"rendered":"Say Hi – Um, Uh Oh"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nIt was initially difficult to phrase how I feel about Say Hi\u2019s seventh album. This was surprising, because my immediate reaction to the first track was \u201cOh, this song! Where have I heard this before?\u201d Perhaps it\u2019s just that: Eric Elbogen (formerly Say Hi To You Mom)\u2019s low-key guitar-driven indie rock\u2019s strongest point is its familiarity. This is easy to listen to and easy to like; there aren\u2019t any big risks here, but the tracks are no less friendly and you\u2019ll be no less ready to get down. Lyrics are where the songs are given that little bit of extra polish. \u201cWe\u2019ve played our only record back to front infinity \/ When it\u2019s dark, all I can see is the whites \/ Of her green eyes,\u201d sings Elbogen on \u201cDots on Maps,\u201d<\/a> a song about waning passion. Things take a finger-snappin\u2019 turn on \u201cDevils\u201d<\/a> where there\u2019s a great sarcastic chorus: \u201cWoe is me indeed!\u201d Although moody at times, this never fails to feel warm and approachable: \u201cTrees Are A-Swayin\u2019”<\/a> is so good-natured that I can practically see a crowd strolling and singing through a sunlit city pg-13 rom-com style. Hints of minimalist blues, sunny pop, and soulful indie-rock reflection keep things interesting. The finished product feels very full, thoughtful, and unaffected \u2013 and there’s nothing wrong with that. (Barsuk Records, www.barsuk.com<\/a>) Adrienne Yeung<\/strong><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It was initially difficult to phrase how I feel about Say Hi\u2019s seventh album. This was surprising, because my immediate reaction to the first track was \u201cOh, this song! Where have I heard this before?\u201d Perhaps it\u2019s just that: Eric Elbogen (formerly Say Hi To You Mom)\u2019s low-key guitar-driven indie rock\u2019s strongest point is its […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[88,747,835],"class_list":["post-2935","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","tag-barsuk-records","tag-pop","tag-say-hi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2935","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2935"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2935\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2935"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2935"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2935"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}