Icarus (The Forms album)

Icarus
Icarus
Studio album by the Forms
Released	February 25, 2003
Genre	Pop rock, indie rock
Length	18:12
Label	Threespheres
Producer	Steve Albini
The Forms chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
PopMatters	positive

Icarus is the first studio album by the Forms, produced by Steve Albini^[2]^[3] and released on February 25, 2003.^[4]

Track listing

"Stel" - 0:57
"Stel (Continued)" - 1:24
"Innizar" - 0:15
"Innizar (Continued)" - 3:28
"Sunday" - 2:22
"Sunday (Continued)" - 0:30
"Seagull" - 1:36
"Classical" - 3:43
"Stravinsky" - 1:52
"Black Metal" - 1:41

Reception

Upon release, Icarus gained generally positive reviews,^[5] and critics compared the band favorably to early-emo rock group Sunny Day Real Estate.^[2]^[6] Mac Randall of The New York Observer described the band as "aggro-artsy trio fond of awkward time signatures, sly rhythmic manipulation, curlicuing vocal lines, and giving one song two separate track numbers for no obvious reason... [T]hese guys make a virtue out of attention-deficit disorder."^[6] PopMatters called the band "one of the most exciting, if not one of the best, new acts in indie rock right now."^[7]

References

^ Icarus at AllMusic
^ ^a ^b Terlesky, John (February 6, 2003). "Brooklyn-based Forms adds new content to emo-rock", The Morning Call, p. E14.
^ Machosky, Michael (June 27, 2003). "Taking Forms^{[permanent dead link]}", Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved on 2009-07-05.
^ Icarus at AllMusic
^ Proskocil, Niz (January 15, 2004). "Heavenly success for the Forms", Omaha World-Herald, p. GO10.
^ ^a ^b Randall, Mac (March 17, 2003). "My Two Cents on 50 Cent, Lovett, Massive Attack, Other 'Pokey' CD's", The New York Observer, p. 19.
^ Jagernauth, Kevin (October 17, 2003). "The Forms: Icarus", PopMatters. Retrieved on 2009-07-05.

[1] Icarus at AllMusic

[Call-2] Terlesky, John (February 6, 2003). "Brooklyn-based Forms adds new content to emo-rock", The Morning Call, p. E14.

[3] Machosky, Michael (June 27, 2003). "Taking Forms^{[permanent dead link]}", Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved on 2009-07-05.

[amg-4] Icarus at AllMusic

[5] Proskocil, Niz (January 15, 2004). "Heavenly success for the Forms", Omaha World-Herald, p. GO10.

[Observer-6] Randall, Mac (March 17, 2003). "My Two Cents on 50 Cent, Lovett, Massive Attack, Other 'Pokey' CD's", The New York Observer, p. 19.

[7] Jagernauth, Kevin (October 17, 2003). "The Forms: Icarus", PopMatters. Retrieved on 2009-07-05.

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