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'Cool driving rhythms...great fuzzy guitars...killer vocals...fantastic melodies...and the overall vibe is simply outta this world. This is easily one of the best pop albums we've heard in months'
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'For Pop Underground fans, this is really a no-brainer...
it’s clear that Ransom and the Subset has got what it takes to hypnotise like-minded fans ...'
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'Each song has numerous hooks so you’ll end up discovering something different on the first few listens before it all falls gloriously into place. The perfect blend of electric and acoustic guitars and piano/keyboards breathe life into the arrangements... No Time To Lose IS one of the best albums of 2014'
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'Ransom And The Subset’s debut album No Time
To Lose is indeed a tasty power-pop confection,
full of the sort of airy, energetic,
acoustic-rhythm-guitar-driven tunes mastered by
groups like Barenaked Ladies...'
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'One of the best records of the orientation of
Fountains of Wayne that I've heard in recent
years'
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Songwriting Awards
2013 - Alchemy Top 10 Finalist "Million Out
of Me"
2013 - SongDoor Top 5 Rock Category Finalist
"Million Out of Me"
2014 - Song Of the Year Rock Category Runnerup -
"Leaving With you"
2014 - Alchemy Top 10 Finalist and Rock Category
Winner - "No Time to Lose"
2014 - SongDoor Top 5 Rock Category Finalist
"We'll Get By"
2015 - Great American Song - Adult Contemorary Finalist
"No Time to Lose"
2015 - Song of the Year - Rock Catogory Winner
"Leaving With You"
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Opening with a red-herring melody and
arrangement that sounds straight out of Pet
Sounds, this album quickly detours into
shimmering powerpop territory...Most of the
tunes rock forcefully, but never at the expense
of nuance and melody. The crystalline production
values allow the individual instruments to
shine, and the propulsive melodies equally
emphasize the beat and Porter’s lyrics...
There’s a whiff of Fountains of Wayne in
Porter’s compositional approach; it’s most
evident on “Leaving With You.” Great stuff.
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Ranked #1 of 250 releases reviewed for October
2014
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'No Time to Lose' is readymade to connect with
lovers of feelgood sounds everywhere....these
tunes are on par with many great pop rockers
from the 90s and beyond...with this release,
lovers of Fountains of Wayne, OranJuly, and
Silver Sun may find themself a new favourite
band.
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One of the the slickest debut records I've
heard.... Each song is finely crafted rock...But
its not about arbitrary genre definitions, its
about the music… and the music is very
good....this is a solid debut with more than
enough gems demanding repeat listens
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4.5 of 5 stars. Ransom delivers terrific
dynamics, hooks, harmonies, and deep emotion.
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The Seattle-based band Ransom and the Subset
are so good; they harmonize, they rock,
they smooth and groove. You - or at least
I - could listen to them all day. Each
song is a sophisticated work of craftsmanship
and art, but at the same time just fun. Too bad
they are based in Seattle, where I can't see
them every week live...
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