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Status: Single
City: New York
Country: US
Signup Date: 7/30/2004
Tuesday, April 10, 2007 

Current mood:  bouncy
Category: Movies, TV, Celebrities

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Reviews of "Time I've Wasted"...

Said the Gramophone
(on "Kentucky Isolation"): "This song blares at whatever volume you set it. It doesn't wear a seatbelt. It's like writing an exam you know you've failed; it's oddly satisfying. It's just got some good vibrations in it, that's all." http://www.saidthegramophone.com/mt-search.cgi?IncludeBlogs=1&search=normandy&IncludeBlogs=1


Paper Magazine: "New York-based Normandy's lead singer sounds kind of like the lead singer of Ambulance LTD -- but in a good way. We're particularly taken with their song "Her Eyes Don't Water" and have been humming it all morning."


The Tripwire: "Time I've Wasted is a fun-filled romp through all the things that made Weezer and Pavement such an enjoyable listen in the '90s... The band is fronted by main songwriter Vincent Dee, who claims that Normandy was created due to the fact that the Shins did not change his life. I hate to break it to Dee, but he does share a pretty strong pop sensibility to with the Shins, although his own band prefers crunchier guitars and a much brisker tempo. Their debut EP was self-produced, which gives it a charmingly lo-fi flavor... "Sweatshop" actually feels like a much more rockin' version of Belle & Sebastian in the beginning, with Dee's staccato vocal delivery and a sing-along melody. Once the guitars crash in, all thoughts of Belle are eliminated in an instant. "Her Eyes Don't Water" is possibly the strongest track on the album, showing a greater use of dynamics using the quiet intro - loud chorus formula of indie pop. On this, the musicianship of the rest of the band is allowed to shine, with layers soaring vocal harmonies. This is one of those tracks that you'd swear you heard back during your Gen X college radio days." http://www.thetripwire.com/reviews/2007/3/21/time-ive-wasted


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Release date: 25 October, 1990
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