The Modern Tribe is the second studio album from Baltimore's Celebration. It was released on October 8, 2007. The album was released on 4AD. "Evergreen" – 3:42. Tame the Savage" – 4:29. Hands Off My Gold" – 3:21. In This Land" – 4:02. Our Hearts Don't Change" - 3:57.
Celebration (2) – The Modern Tribe. Label: 4AD – CAD 2727 CD. Format: CD, Album, Digipak. Producer, Arranged By – David Andrew Sitek. Vocals, Percussion, Lyrics By, Written-By, Choir – Katrina Ford. Written-By – Celebration (2). Notes. Recorded February 2007 at Stay Gold Studios, Brooklyn, NY.
Few albums are as perfectly named as Celebration's The Modern Tribe. As sophisticated as it is wild, this is the album where the band gets to the unique heart of their music. It's more restrained than their striking, self-titled debut was, but it never sounds boring - on the contrary, Celebration's mix of post-punk, dance-punk, soul, pop, and whatever else they feel like is a potent one; once again, it's helmed by Katrina Ford's remarkable voice.
By: Celebration (2007, Rock). 7. Hands Off My Gold.
This is the second Celebration album, and it's a mellower affair than the first, spacing out the blasts of tweaked prog-punk with a clutch of slower songs. This slightly more sedate approach means that Ford's vocals are less crazed than before, though she still gets her tics in. If anything, her amazing skill as a singer is more noticeable here than ever before, because she's so controlled most of the time, using her range of bizarre vocal tricks for accent or effect. It's questionable whether much of the extra sound on the record was necessary, because the album's constant fullness makes it harder to latch onto its best moments. It can also obscure Bergander's fantastic drum work, which shies away from conventional rock beats in favor of crazy-armed patterns that drive even the slowest tracks.
The Modern Tribe Album Cover Art. Celebration.
Celebration : The Modern Tribe. Label: 4AD. Released: 2007. The tribe has spoken: Katrina Ford has soul. Her atypical howl, marked by a fluctuating range that whispers sweet lullabies before catapulting into wildly and always exuberant battle cries, is nothing if not a marvel. For those familiar with the band’s self-titled debut, what Treble’s own Chris Pacifico described as a vibrant punk party ruckus, or her contributions to TV On The Radio staples Wolf Like Me and Staring At The Sun, you’ve already borne witness to its intoxicating power.
Celebration - Hands Off My Gold 03:22. Celebration - Tame The Savage 04:31. Celebration - Our Hearts Don’t Change 03:58. Celebration - Fly The Fly 03:45. Celebration Gold - Celebration.
Title/Composer | Performer | Time | |
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1 | Evergreen Sean Antanaitis / Celebration / Katrina Ford | Celebration | 3:41 |
2 | Pressure Sean Antanaitis / Celebration / Katrina Ford | Celebration | 5:28 |
3 | Heartbreak Sean Antanaitis / Celebration / Katrina Ford | Celebration | 4:39 |
4 | Pony Sean Antanaitis / Celebration / Katrina Ford | Celebration | 3:37 |
5 | Fly the Fly Sean Antanaitis / Celebration / Katrina Ford | Celebration | 3:43 |
6 | Tame the Savage Sean Antanaitis / Celebration / Katrina Ford / David Andrew Sitek | Celebration | 4:29 |
7 | Hands off My Gold Sean Antanaitis / Celebration / Katrina Ford | Celebration | 3:20 |
8 | In This Land Sean Antanaitis / Celebration / Katrina Ford | Celebration | 4:02 |
9 | Comets Sean Antanaitis / Celebration / Katrina Ford | Celebration | 4:07 |
10 | Wildcats Sean Antanaitis / Celebration / Katrina Ford | Celebration | 3:08 |
11 | Our Hearts Don't Change Sean Antanaitis / Celebration / Katrina Ford | Celebration | 3:57 |