Rarely does and album come along that is so multi-faceted that it can duly incite the listener and honestly bewitch the critcs. Kid Icarus' 5th full length does just that before you can comprehend it's subtle complexities. Be My Echo doesn't make the customary 'indie rock nods' but rather clutches the whimsy of Robyn Hitchcock and Syd Barrett yet regrounds with a direct gaze similar to Lou Reed. It also manages to charm the listener with it's confounding instrumental passages that recall Love, Bevis Frond, and Can. An album that utilizes chiming 12 string guitars, echo-box harmonica, and vocal melodies to maximum effect!

Tracklist:

Guess We Ate Too Much
Rotary Dial
The Confetti After The Party
La Petite Da Da
God Knows What She's Seen
You're An Unidentified Flying Object
The Squeeze
Painted By Numbers
X-Ray Technician
Perhaps She Was Perfect
Be My Echo
Petrified Forest
Meet Me On Via Roma
A Date With A Dentist
She Digs Turtle Soup
Broken Eyes
Her Silver Chalice
Combustion
Leave On A Light
Sea Song
Sea Song II
Tentacle Slips

UPC: 634479260681
Label: Cd Baby
Release Date: 1.29.02
Format: CD

Kid Icarus - Be My Echo (CD)