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Temper Trap attracted its first batch of international fans with "Sweep Disposition," a pop anthem framed by the influence of Jeff Buckley's falsetto and U2's guitar delay. A similar sound fuels the strongest tracks on CONDITIONS, which takes additional cues from the sweeping, effects-laden strains of BENDS-era Radiohead and Coldplay. The insistent percussion and tasteful synths are partially responsible for such comparisons, but the most obvious link between Temper Trap and the bands it so avidly adores is singer Dougy Mandagi, an impassioned tenor who hoots, coos, croons, and courts melodrama with all the open-armed enthusiasm of a theater student. He's a fantastic singer and fairly capable songwriter--two essential qualities for a frontman who takes cues from the giants of stadium pop/rock--but he's also a middling lyricist, concerned with topics that are far smaller than the cathedrals and sweeping landscapes his music evokes. Album highlights like "Sweet Disposition," "Love Lost," and "Fader" are tell-tale signs of a band worthy of scaling the Joshua Tree, however, even if Temper Trap has a lot of growing up to do beforehand.
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