The Seldon Plan
REVIEWS FOR THE COLLECTIVE NOW
"...Collective is 11 highly melodic, totally tuneful songs buttressed by rushing, bright guitars...that also alights on late period, nicer Superchunk and Tsunami."
-Jack Rabid, The Big Takeover
"...if you fall in love with this band you'll do it in the first 30 seconds. The guitars are warm and richly layered, and the vocals are earnest, just high enough to keep things mellow and unpretentious. Expect this sort of quality for the rest of the album. Now, with this wonderful new album, I'd say they're among the best indie bands out there."
-Amie St.
""The Collective Now” (their new CD) is solid piece of indie rock. Have a listen to “Colored Lenses”, lots of layered pretty guitars and as good a piece of production as you will find."
-Duggup
“"Making Circles", the band’s debut album, was great. "The Collective Now" is better.”
-Sam Sessa, The Baltimore Sun
"Here’s something new and original: indie-pop that doesn’t drown one in self-absorbed, phony angst, cheesy clichés or parody (self-aware or not); in a word (or three)...The Seldon Plan. The cool sounds of their sophomore effort, The Collective Now, exude an infectious stroke of grooviness not heard since Heavy Vegetable, Thingy, Pinback or The Swirlies. The Seldon Plan’s debut album, Making Circles, was hailed by critics and fans alike as an underground sensation; the trend continues on this brilliant follow-up. Originally devised as a danceable pop record, the group wisely expands their consciousness (and ours) on The Collective Now, leaving the saccharine in the container, throwing it away, and re-tooling with this bittersweet, soft-hearted album. It’s not a bunch of love songs, but neither is it an overly aggressive, nihilistic piece of work, draining one like a Nine Inch Nails album. While it may sound like sweetness and light, there is a depth in their lyrical stylings as well as ingenious use of crafty hooks, melodies and harmonies. Well done."
-Amplifier Magazine
Editor's Pick: "Sweet, smooth and sugary, Baltimore's The Seldon Plan knows how to pour on the whimsical treats of pop. Steep rock tunes with nary a heavy crunch to be found...[they] make emotional rock that isn't a bunch of heart string pulling and tears.”
-Smother Magazine
"What impresses us most about this band's music is how unpretentious it is. There are few bands around that can compete with this band when they hit their highs."
-Babysue.com
"The disc may be called The Collective Now but it’s steeped in history: from the sound of R.E.M.’s college-radio heyday, through two subsequent decades of summery, nice-guy guitar pop, to the Death Cab drive of tracks like “Dance, Despite the Obvious”. A reminder of why indie pop was fun in the first place"
-On Tap Magazine
"The disc counts on very good moments with songs like "Going Nowhere Slow", "This Bedroom Prayer", or perhaps one of the best songs on the disc, "Modern Vigil." "Seraphim", "All the Real Girls" or "Colored Lenses", and many others, demonstrate the quality of the band, that little by little and staying true to its own sound, has found its own unique space in the vast present musical scene. This is one of the best underground indie-pop bands around these days"
-Popchild.com
"...this album could be the perfect soundtrack for a westside suburbanite's ride home."
-SEN Magazine & Any Given Tuesday
"The Seldon Plan is an indie pop band. A very good one, though - I really enjoyed their 2005 release Making Circles, and this one is sounding quite good, too, in a Nada Surf kind of way."
-Absolute PowerPop
"...there is a lot of intelligent & catchy pop musicalities and it’s not stale at all. It’s refreshingly potent and catchy. The guitar leads are terrific. And not Eddie Van Halen licks. But Kevin Shields lines and stripes on a different level." -Olympus-Mons.com
ALBUM INFO
The Collective Now (remastered)
BRL 4525 // CD // 2007
This is the remastered version. The original Magnatune release is available here.
WEBSITE
For more info:
www.theseldonplan.com