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Showing posts with label bright eyes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bright eyes. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 17, 2018

Ezra Furman: Transangelic Exodus. Review Sketch



year: 2018 

tones of: bright eyes, perfume genius, freddie mercury, modest mouse, bruce springsteen, velvet underground

genre samples: lo-fi rock, 
rock and roll, blues, folk, art pop

music: harsh, naked, metaphorical, dark, epic, fantastic, visual, real, lyrical, marching, edgy, anxious, direct, 
unhinged, extraterrestrial, tragic, raw, crunchy, melodic, weird, comedic, supernatural, busy, triumphant, renegade, theatrical, personal

favs: suck the blood from my wound, no place, maraschino red dress $8.99 at goodwill, i lost my innocence, peel my orange every morning, come here get away from me


score: 8.5/10


Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Pinegrove: Cardinal. Album Sketch



year: 2016

tones of: bright eyes, tonic, wilco

genre samples: rock n roll, emo, lo-fi rock, garage rock, college rock, grunge 

music: bare, simple, fuzzy, acoustic, detailed, jangly, distorted

lyrics: detached, somber, intellectual, dense, cynical, introspective

vocals: raspy, emotional, straining, punchy, urgent, distressed

favs: old friends, aphasia, size of the moon, cadmium, new friends

nb: this album only clocks in at half an hour, but really maximizes every minute

score: 8/10