Just Say Yes (EP)

Just Say Yes
EP by The Narrative
Released August 30, 2008
Recorded 2007
Genre
Length 27:12
Language English
Label The Record Collective
Producer Bryan Russell
The Narrative chronology
Just Say Yes
(2008)		 The Narrative
(2010)

Just Say Yes is the debut EP by The Narrative featuring six songs and produced by Bryan Russell. It was released independently on 30 August 2008.

Background

"[...] We didn’t have any big ideas for our production and were really just excited about recording the songs we worked on. At that time we were both coming from a place heavily influenced by bands like Death Cab for Cutie and Jimmy Eat World."

 — Gabriel, on the album.[1]

The Narrative started the recordings of Just Say Yes on 2007 to 2008 after the band meeting through the Craiglist Ad, in the apartment of Suzie Zeldin. According with Jesse Gabriel, the band took influences of Death Cab for Cutie and Jimmy Eat World to compose the sound of the EP. The band was helped by Bryan Russell in the development of its sound and direction of recordings.[2]

Promotion and release

Just Say Yes was released through the project The Record Collective in August 30, 2008. After its release, the EP was featured in the front page of MySpace and also on episodes of MTV's Reality TV Shows: "Real World: Brooklyn" and "Real World: Cancun", Jersey Shore,[3] TV Shows on MTV2, MTV's Canada Peak Season as well on VH-1, Nickelodeon's series Gigantic, TeenNick, National Geographic and Starz. They also received a very positive unsigned showcase on Absolutepunk.net,[4] or Enemies Unsigned VIP Band and named in the AbsolutePunk Top 100.[5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk [6]

The EP received positive reviews at AbsolutePunk.net[6] "If you do not love Just Say Yes upon first listen, then odds are you will by your fifth (and onto your thirtieth) for certain, as dissecting these little pop gems is as fun as getting lost in their surface grandeur."

Track listing

All tracks written by Jesse Gabriel and Suzie Zeldin, some songs Bryan Russell helps. 

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Castling"  
  • Suzie Zeldin
  • Jesse Gabriel
 4:19
2. "The Moment That It Stops"  
  • Zeldin
  • Gabriel
 4:56
3. "Eyes Closed"  
  • Zeldin
  • Gabriel
 4:30
4. "Libra"  
  • Zeldin
  • Gabriel
 5:25
5. "The Photographer's Daughter"  
  • Zeldin
  • Gabriel
 3:49
6. "Waiting Room"  
  • Zeldin
  • Gabriel
 4:18
Total length:
 27:12
Notes

Personnel

The Narrative
Technical and production
Visuals and imagery

Release history

Region Date Label Format
South Korea January 27, 2014[7] VIDA Records Digital download
Worldwide August 30, 2008[8] The Record Collective CD, digital download

References

  1. ↑ "INTERVIEW WITH JESSE GABRIEL OF THE NARRATIVE". LA Music Blog. April 27, 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  2. ↑ Stackhouse, Allan (April 27, 2011). "INTERVIEW WITH JESSE GABRIEL OF THE NARRATIVE". LA Music Blog. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  3. ↑ Jersey Shore ( Season 4 Ep.430) The Narrative song featured http://www.mtv.com/shows/jersey_shore/season_4/episode_music.jhtml?episodeID=182350
  4. ↑ "Unsigned Showcase". Steve Henderson. Retrieved September 28, 2012. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
  5. ↑ Julia Conny (Feb 2, 2009). "The Absolute 100 (Sept. 2009)". AbsolutePunk. Spin Media. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
  6. 1 2 AbsolutePunk.net Review - Just Say Yes Review.
  7. ↑ "Melon: The Narrative : Just Say Yes". MelOn. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  8. ↑ "The Narrative – Just Say Yes". Discogs. Retrieved 2014-05-21.

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