The Fool

by Warpaint

Overview

On The Fool, Warpaint sound surprisingly delicate, given their combative name. The L.A. group's first full-length picks up where their debut EP Exquisite Corpse left off, serving up darkly feminine songs with instinctive structures that call to mind the explorations of Rings and Telepathe. The Fool's songs are so impressionistic that it's easy to hear why some have called them dream pop or shoegaze, but Warpaint's sound isn't so easily classified. Some songs resemble icy post-punk experiments, but cooing vocals add a push-pull quality that's more intriguing than either element on its own. A flower child witchiness seeps into every track, most strikingly on "Majesty," which begins as an eerie lament and then ignites into a lysergic jam complete with interstellar Rhodes keyboards and electro-toms. The album's more melodic songs reveal that Warpaint fares better as an experimental indie pop band than as an avant-garde band with hints of pop. They sound confident and engaged on "Undertow," a beguiling song so subtle that it lives up to its name, while the sweet-yet-ominous folk balladry of "Shadows" and "Baby" suits the band's vocals perfectly. ~ Heather Phares

Product Details

Release Date:	10/25/2010
Label:	Rough Trade
UPC:	0883870058018
Rank:	49955

Tracks

1. Set Your Arms Down
2. Warpaint
3. Undertow
4. Bees
5. Shadows
6. Composure
7. Baby
8. Majesty
9. Lissie's Heart Murmur

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Warpaint   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Andrew Weatherall   Mixing
Sheldon Gomberg   Mixing
Nina Walsh   Engineer
Jody White   Management
Adam Samuels   Mixing
Tom Biller   Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Assistant Engineer
Mia Kirby   Photography
Eric Greenspan   Legal Advisor
Warpaint   Artwork,Composer,Engineer,Producer
Sonny DiPerri   Assistant Engineer
Derek Becker   Booking
Pierre Ziegler   Artwork
Taka Okada   Photography
Tom Windish   Booking