August 2006
the beige
01
(independent)
The Beige couldn't have picked a more suitable name. Their debut album is inoffensive, delicate, sophisticated and sedative. I know...everything you would expect us folks at The Nerve absolutely detest.
But the Beige have managed to work their mellowing magic on me. I'm finding it very difficult to shit all over them. Lyrically they are thoughtful and sincere. Musically, it's an unwavering balance of rootsy and urban, equal parts adventurous and unpretentious. In fact, if there was one thing to be critical of, it's that the record is a bit too balanced, too monochrome, indeed very beige.
Considering the name again, I can only assume that this was their goal. The Beige's songs might fit nicely in a playlist along with more spirited tunes, but as a whole album, 01 gets a little bland and eventually just fades into very good background music.
--Devon Cody
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