Icarus (The Forms album)

Icarus
Studio album by The Forms
Released	February 4, 2003
Genre	Pop rock, indie rock
Length	18:13
Label	Threespheres
Producer	Steve Albini
The Forms chronology
Icarus (2003) The Forms (2007)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
PopMatters	positive

Icarus is the first studio album by The Forms, produced by Steve Albini ^[2] and released on February 4, 2003. ^[3]

Track listing

1. "Stel" — 0:57
2. "Stel (Continued)" — 1:24
3. "Innizar" — 0:15
4. "Innizar (Continued)" — 3:28
5. "Sunday" — 2:21
6. "Sunday (Continued)" — 0:30
7. "Seagull" — 1:36
8. "Classical" — 3:42
9. "Stravinsky" — 1:51
10. "Black Metal" — 2:09

Reception

Upon release, Icarus gained generally positive reviews, ^[4] and critics compared the band favorably to early-emo rock group Sunny Day Real Estate. ^{[2] [5]} Mac Randall of The New York Observer described the band as "aggro-artsy trio fond of awkward time signatures, sly rhythmic manipulation, curlicuing vocal lines, and giving one song two separate track numbers for no obvious reason... [T]hese guys make a virtue out of attention-deficit disorder." ^[5] PopMatters called the band "one of the most exciting, if not one of the best, new acts in indie rock right now."

References

1. Icarus at AllMusic
2. Terlesky, John (February 6, 2003). "Brooklyn-based Forms adds new content to emo-rock", The Morning Call , p. E14.
3. Icarus at AllMusic
4. Proskocil, Niz (January 15, 2004). "Heavenly success for the Forms", Omaha World-Herald , p. GO10.
5. Randall, Mac (March 17, 2003). "My Two Cents on 50 Cent, Lovett, Massive Attack, Other 'Pokey' CD's", The New York Observer , p. 19.