The Format

Interventions and Lullabies - The Format

Release Date: 1/01/2003

Recording Date: 10/2003

Tracks: 12

Length: 00:45:25 Hrs

Label: Elektra

Type: CD

Genre/Styles

Album Tracks (12)

Song Title
Length
Lyrics
3.
Search web for matches
03:52
4.
Search web for matches
03:19
5.
Search web for matches
03:31
7.
Search web for matches
05:11
8.
No matches found
03:18
11.
Search web for matches
05:44

To share this media with a friend, you must have AIM installed. Click the "Download AIM" button to install AIM. If you already have AIM, click the "Send Instant Message"

What the Critics Say

After an EP on Jim Adkins' Western Tread label in early 2003, Arizona's the Format jumped to Elektra for Interventions and Lullabies, an album of accessible and often charming modern rock. The appropriately titled, airwave-ready "The First Single (You Know Me)" gets things off on the right foot, with a sugary, anthemic chorus propelled by chiming acoustic and electric guitars. While there are several enchanting, mellow moments, including the breathtaking, string-touched "On Your Porch," and "Give It Up," the pair's commercial aspirations on a ballad like "Tune Out" have singer Nate Ruess and multi-instrumentalist Sam Means coming closer to Goo Goo Dolls-like anonymity than any credible outfit should be comfortable with. That said, the majority of the time the Format sound pretty darn original, hopping from the waltzing, banjo-touched "A Mess to Be Made" to the punchy energy of "Sore Thumb" with great ease. ~ John D. Luerssen, All Music Guide

ADVERTISEMENT
Watch free music videos, tune in to Aol Radio, get free music downloads, read music news, and search for your favorite music artists.