12 Rods - Lost Time | 00s Album Review

Self-produced after parting ways with their major label, 12 Rods released the genre-bending Lost Time in 2002, combining elements of power pop, indie rock, 70s art rock and more. Eclectic songwriting, dynamic shifts, and a mixture of organic and treated sounds balance an album full of catchy hooks with inventive and occasionally straight-up weird choices, like the loungy-groove of "Fake Magic 8-Ball," falling somewhere between Eels and Ben Folds Five, or the relentlessly melodic "Twenty Four Hours Ago." The lack of cohesion is offset by the versatility of the material, never overstaying its welcome, and quality of the songwriting that welcomes repeated listens.

Songs In This Episode

Intro - Terrible Hands

17:12 - Fake Magic 8-Ball

21:19 - Summertime Vertigo

26:05 - Boy in the Woods

30:16 - Twenty Four Hours Ago

41:31 - The Time Is Right (To Be Wrong)

Outro - Accidents Waiting to Happen

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