Tally of the Yes Men

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Tally of the Yes Men
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 23, 2005
Genre Indie rock
Length41:06
Label Union [1]
Goldspot chronology
Tally of the Yes Men
(2005)
And The Elephant is Dancing
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Tally of the Yes Men is the debut album by the indie rock band Goldspot, released in 2005. [1] [3]

Contents

Critical reception

PopMatters called the record "a solid album of slightly melancholic pop songs built around a solid core of vocal melodies and compelling instrumentation." [4] The Los Angeles Times wrote that the album "washes down its classic pop songwriting with Cure Light (and other Britpop flavors), plus subtle Indian influences." [1] LA Weekly wrote: "A triumph of quality over fashion, Goldspot are a collage of Radiohead’s acoustic yearnings, the Smiths’ smarty-pop, clean ’n’ cultured arrangements and main man Siddhartha’s eyelids-fluttering vibrato." [5]

Track listing

All songs written by Siddhartha Khosla and Ramy Antoun.

  1. "Rewind" – 3:34
  2. "Cusp" – 2:55
  3. "Friday" – 4:17
  4. "The Guard" – 3:00
  5. "Time Bomb" – 4:12
  6. "It's Getting Old" – 4:09
  7. "The Feel Good Program of the Year" – 3:54
  8. "So Fast" - 3:23
  9. "The Assistant" - 4:06
  10. "Motorcade" - 4:55
  11. "In the Post" - 4:21

Personnel

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References

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  2. "Tally of the Yes Men - Goldspot | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" via www.allmusic.com.
  3. "LA band with desi flavour". The New Indian Express.
  4. "Goldspot: Tally of the Yes Men". PopMatters. August 4, 2005.
  5. "Live in LA". LA Weekly. August 4, 2005.