The Ocean and the Sun
The Sound of Animals Fighting
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| Name | Artist | Time | Price | ||
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| 1 | Intro | The Sound of Animals Fighting | 0:31 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 2 | The Ocean and the Sun | The Sound of Animals Fighting | 5:38 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 3 | I, the Swan | The Sound of Animals Fighting | 4:13 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 4 | Another Leather Lung | The Sound of Animals Fighting | 5:14 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 5 | Lude | The Sound of Animals Fighting | 1:59 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 6 | Cellophane | The Sound of Animals Fighting | 4:58 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 7 | The Heraldic Beak of the Manufacturers Medallion | The Sound of Animals Fighting | 5:39 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 8 | Chinese New Year | The Sound of Animals Fighting | 1:06 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 9 | Uzbekistan | The Sound of Animals Fighting | 7:27 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 10 | Blessings Be Yours Mister V | The Sound of Animals Fighting | 6:37 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 11 | Ahab | The Sound of Animals Fighting | 1:00 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 12 | On the Occasion of Wet Snow | The Sound of Animals Fighting | 7:18 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 12 Songs |
iTunes Review
The Ocean and the Sun is pretty much the work of the core Sound of Animals Fighting group members: Rich Balling (formerly Rx Bandits), Matt Embree (Rx Bandits), Anthony Green (Circa Survive), and Chris Tsagakis (Rx Bandits). The tightly focused line-up is certainly at least partly responsible for the consistent sound throughout this contemporary prog album recorded with few detours, distractions, or embellishments. Instead of the global music accents, spacey keyboards, and electronic flourishes found on their sophomore release, Tiger and the Duke, here TSOAF harken back to their earliest work, serving straight-up prog but with a more robust sheen: the album is dotted with outbursts of hardcore vocals and metallic guitar attacks, with mood-shifting time changes and percussion parts pinging between wrathful assaults and shimmering aural textures. Melodic meanderings turn quickly to sonic fury (“Cellophane,” “Another Leather Lung,” “…Heraldic Beak…”) and tracks with a more relaxed, transformative quality work to soothe the beast (“The Ocean and the Sun,” “I, the Swan”). “Blessings Be Yours Mister V” and “Uzbekistan” take a playful turn, coming up firmly on the art-rock side of the spectrum. Vocalist Anthony Green is in top form, his flexible voice expressing both daydreamy introspection and violent upheaval with apparent ease.
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Biography
Genre: Alternative
Years Active: '00s
Top Albums and Songs by The Sound of Animals Fighting
| Name | Album | Time | Price | ||
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| 1 | The Ocean and the Sun | The Ocean and the Sun | 5:38 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 2 | Another Leather Lung | The Ocean and the Sun | 5:14 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 3 | The Heraldic Beak of the Manufacturers Medallion | The Ocean and the Sun | 5:39 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 4 | Act 1: Chasing Suns | Tiger & the Duke | 5:10 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 5 | Skullflower | Lover, the Lord Has Left Us... | 4:15 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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- $9.99
- Genres: Alternative, Music, Rock, Prog-Rock/Art Rock, Metal
- Released: Sep 09, 2008
- ℗ 2008 Epitaph

