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This is the sound of muted melancholy.
This is the voice of reason in these days of mediocrity.
And while Mark Kozelek, lead singer/songwriter/guitarist
in Red House Painters, recorded this disc some three years
ago, it is still the intoxicatingly potent sound that many
cannot refuse to drink. Nothing here is remarkable, nothing
here is breathtaking, yet nothing here is boring or redolent
like most things floating along the pop music landscape.
Here are ten timeless songs that pull at the fringes of
your mind, tempt your psyche and massage your ears. Songs
like "River" and "Cruiser" border on the slo-core, ambient
vibe but exist outside of rock and roll conventions. Having
starred in Almost Famous (the bass player in Sweetwater),
released two solo records of remarkable AC/DC covers, and
spearheading a John Denver tribute effort, this is a welcome
return from a remarkable aural wordsmith.
review by Mark J. Petracca
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