Flap Your Wings
The Choir · 2000
40 min · 10 tracks
A melodic blend of alternative rock and pop, infused with spiritual themes and rich vocal harmonies.
Top tracks — play these first
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Flap Your Wings — The title track encapsulates the album's uplifting spirit and serves as a rallying cry for resilience through its vibrant instrumentation and hopeful lyrics.
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Mercy Lives Here — This song showcases the band's signature harmonies and poignant lyrics that explore themes of grace and compassion, making it a standout piece on the album.
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Beautiful Scandalous Night — This track blends haunting melodies with evocative storytelling, illustrating The Choir's ability to intertwine spiritual depth with accessible pop-rock sensibilities.
Elevation
Our rating, out of 100 — and why.
AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.
The album features strong melodies and harmonies but follows familiar structures within its genre.
What we noticed
- The first three tracks feature upbeat tempos and layered vocal harmonies, while the fourth track shifts to a more subdued tone with a focus on guitar.
- Several tracks incorporate a call-and-response structure between lead vocals and backing harmonies, enhancing the spiritual themes.
- The album closes with two tracks that gradually decrease in tempo, creating a reflective atmosphere as it concludes.
- Composition 25% of the score
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6/10
- Craft 20% of the score
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7/10
- Durability 25% of the score
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5/10
- Distinctiveness 18% of the score
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5/10
- Sequencing 12% of the score
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6/10
the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics
production, performance, arrangement
whether it rewards returning to it
whether it sounds like itself
running order, pacing, length
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Is this for you?
Good fit if you like
- uplifting moments of reflection
- short bursts of melodic energy
- catchy choruses for sing-alongs
- vibrant tracks for road trips
Maybe skip if you
- slow-paced introspective listening
- long, drawn-out compositions
Where this album fits
- Career context
- Released on July 4, 2000, 'Flap Your Wings' marked The Choir's return after a five-year hiatus following their previous album, 'Wide-Eyed Wonder'. This album came during a period when the band was re-establishing its identity and sound after shifting lineup changes in the late 90s.
- Stylistic neighbors
- The Ocean Blue· Lush· Ride
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
- 1 Flap Your Wings 3:15
- 2 Shiny Floor 4:23
- 3 Mercy Lives Here 3:33
- 4 Hey Gene 4:31
- 5 Sunny 3:39
- 6 Flowing Over Me 3:52
- 7 Cherry Bomb 5:12
- 8 I Don't Mean Any Harm 4:47
- 9 A Moment in Time 2:54
- 10 Beautiful Scandalous Night 3:51
Reference: Wikipedia · MusicBrainz · Wikidata
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