I have heard it said before that listening to Jets to Brazil is like taking a girl that's friends with the girl you really want to go to the prom with. Hearing that voice and those lyrics makes you wish you were listening to Jawbreaker, even though it isn't that bad. With their new record they at least manage to keep my interest partially. Their brand of rock sounds to me like a post-punk Beatles, especially on the songs where you find a piano the featured instrument. Lyrically, cliches abound that you know some punk kid is going to take as gospel for his broken heart, but even singing such trite things as "there are so many places to see, so many people to be" are easier to digest than singing about your own band, "I love my drummer and all the things he plays, I love my bassist, represent the western states," etc. etc. Tack on the lame line, "all things to those who wait," and you have an otherwise pretty '70s rock type song ruined by corny lyrics. That aside, this record shows signs of improvement over the previous one, even if Jets to Brazil seem a bit confused as to where their music is going, exploring both the modern spectrum and the '60s and '70s era on the same record.
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Other coverage for this album
The Phantom Tollbooth November 2000Reviewed by Andy ArgyrakisThe melodic, glowing sounds of Jets to Brazil shine through once again on their latest effort Four Cornered Night. The indie rock heroes return on Jade Tree Records this fall, the label home for the similar sounding Pedro the Lion and The Promise Ring. This time out, the Jets worked long and hard on the recording process, carefully hand crafting each track throughout the course of two years.…Decapolis 2000Reviewed by Tom BastianThis is one of my favorite albums of 2000. I liked their first release, "Orange Rhyming Dictionary", but wasn't totally impressed with it. Some of the songs on that album were really good, while others seemed to lack something. With "Four Cornered Night" Jets to Brazil totally impresses. Overall the album kind of have a mid-tempo feel. Nothing that really rocks too much, and nothing that bores…Decapolis 2000Reviewed by MarkImagine if Jakob Dylan from the Wallflowers started a band which had a sound that was equal parts Squeeze, Toad the Wet Sprocket, and the Psychedelic Furs. Now you have an idea what this new Jets To Brazil record sounds like. This record sounds good sonically (much better than their last album) but I didn't find it very interesting to listen to. The lyrics are often too witty for their own good…Similar sounding releases
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