I SEE SPOTS
Word Order / Cantilevered Heart (Deep Reverb)
Reviewed by Jason Thornberry

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Arlinton, Virgina is I See Spots' home. Featuring the busy Sean O'Brien (also of the Alice Despard Group) on bass, vocals, and guitar. Rounding out the line-up is Joel Rosenquist, and Keith Richmond. Word Order was recorded and mixed by I See Spots, and sounds great. It just didn't really hit me. One star out of five.

Recorded, again, by the band themselves, Cantilevered Heart is a small improvement sonically over their Word Order debut, but has a leaden flatness that makes wading through it kinda difficult, and not very rewarding. I (like most humans) had to look 'cantileverd' up: "Either of the two beams or trusses that project from piers toward each other, and that when joined directly, or by a suspended connecting member form a span of a cantilevered bridge." Huh? C'mon, guys, isn't that a little wordy and, maybe, pretentious for your second CD? No stand-out tracks this time. Rough sailing, generally. Two stars out of five. (www.arlingtone.com)

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