Just Say Yes is the debut EP by the Narrative featuring six songs and produced by Bryan Russell. It was released independently on August 30, 2008.
Background
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.
Promotion and release Just Say Yes was released through the project The Record Collective on 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,Jersey Shore ( Season 4 Ep.430) The Narrative song featured 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, or Enemies Unsigned VIP Band and named in the AbsolutePunk Top 100.
Critical reception
The EP received positive reviews at AbsolutePunk.netAbsolutePunk.net Review – Just Say Yes Review. "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
Personnel The Narrative Suzie Zeldin – vocals, keys Jesse Gabriel – vocals, guitar
Technical and production Bryan Russell – producer at RedWire Audio Mike Kalajian – mastering Victoria Zeldin – backing Vocals Charles Seich – drums Brandon Strothman – bass Ted Feldman – cello
Visuals and imagery Laura Berger – designer Ian McAlister – art direction Danica Selvaggio – design concept
Release history Region Date Label FormatSouth KoreaJanuary 27, 2014VIDA RecordsDigital downloadWorldwideAugust 30, 2008 The Record Collective CD, digital download
References
External links
Just Say Yes at Myspace (streamed copy where licensed)