{"id":553,"date":"2007-05-10T10:30:05","date_gmt":"2007-05-10T09:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ireallylovemusic.co.uk\/blog\/?p=553"},"modified":"2007-05-10T10:44:25","modified_gmt":"2007-05-10T09:44:25","slug":"open-mouth-import-export","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ireallylovemusic.co.uk\/blog\/?p=553","title":{"rendered":"open mouth &#8211; import\/export"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>       <DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">having brought the band <STRONG>miss black america  <\/STRONG>to an abrupt end, i guess it was only a matter of time before the main  songwriter, patrick seymour, emerged under a new alias. so, say hello to the  debut album, <EM>import\/export<\/EM>,&nbsp;by <STRONG>open&gt;mouth<\/STRONG>.  <\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">from the cover artwork of a war destined helicopter  flying over a parade of american and union jack flags, to the simple back to  basics acoustic music, it becomes very clear that patrick has a lot going on in  his head that he needs to deal with through song. <\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">not only that but there is the small matter that a  huge percentage of the sales of this album are bound for the <EM>war child  <\/EM>charity, so patrick is putting his money where his mouth is.<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">i suspect that the music would be tagged as <EM>emo  <\/EM>and normally be a type of music i avoid. <\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">however, there is something about the upfront  production (by andy taylor) that makes the simple instrumentation of the  electric or acoustic guitar sound positively alive and vibrant all matched by  the growly passionate vocals. <\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">i haven&#8217;t had the chance to really absorb the  lyrics, but for the lazy people, the intense words&nbsp;are printed and reveal a  lot of anger, inner turmoil,&nbsp;and distrust in the world. taking <\/FONT><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">a typical sample from opening track <EM>the quietest  :&nbsp;<\/EM> <\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><EM>they tally deaths like sports results, so every  newsflash brings fresh insults<\/EM><\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">the songs are tough and hard hitting, as well as  having some wonderful hooks that reveal themselves gently with each subsequent  listen, making for a startling change to the usual lad-rock that the mainstream  music media is still pushing ahead with. in these manufactured and controlled  times, it&#8217;s great that someone has the&nbsp;need to be so forthright and  intense, as opposed to just playing the industry game to score easy media  points.<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><EM>summary<\/EM> : a fascinating,  brave&nbsp;album.<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><EM>more detail<\/EM> : <A href=\"http:\/\/www.openmouthmusic.co.uk\">here<\/A><\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>having brought the band miss black america to an abrupt end, i guess it was only a matter of time before the main songwriter, patrick seymour, emerged under a new alias. so, say hello to the debut album, import\/export,&nbsp;by open&gt;mouth. from the cover artwork of a war destined helicopter flying over a parade of american 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