Track records
Sydney Morning Herald
Friday July 10, 2009
Charting Eskimo Joe's rise to the top. Girl(2001, Modular)A fitting title for Eskimo Joe's debut album, as they were mere boys at the time. These are bright, buoyant indie-pop songs about the mysteries of the opposite sex, alternately satisfied (Wake Up) and dismissive (Who Sold Her Out).A Song Is A City(2004, FMR)Heralded by the striking, streamlined single From The Sea, the trio's second longplayer was about the winning of experience and the losing of ideals. Strings and keyboards add to a resonant, compelling song cycle.Black Fingernails, Red Wine(2006, Warner)The stadium era begins. Eskimo Joe's third album embraced the expansive gestures and glassy sound of various '80s conquerors as the world became the backdrop for the likes of London Bombs.Inshalla(2009, Warner)Refining Black Fingernails, Inshalla was a testament to restless craftsmanship as assertive singles were produced for radio tastes in Australia (Foreign Land), England (Don't Let Me Down) and the US (Losing Friends Over Love).
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