I played and enjoyed his 14-minute “single” “Re Run Home” many times before biting the bullet and playing this triple album all the way through. Thinkpiece I’d actually like to see: What does it mean that the post-crisis album most optimistic about change is by some kind of libertarian? Probably has something to do with how embarrassment is central to fashionable left praxis, while Turner has so little shame that he’ll write an inspirational song around a tennis metaphor that ends with him screaming “BREAK POINT!” (For the record, I have made both complaints, but only while I wasn’t singing along.)įrank Turner: Positive Songs for Negative Peopleĭespite its subjects (a suicide, the Challenger disaster) it lives up to its title.
As for the Trumpet-led experiment, remarking on their lack of edge seems as churlish as complaining about the house party iTunes operator playing Radiohead when everyone’s enjoying the music. Excellent Chance verses, a guest list that includes Janelle Monae and King Louie and still manages to make sense, good vibes all round. After relistening: it’s still slight, but I’m no longer sure if that matters much. I played “Sunday Candy” all summer but initially dismissed the album as too slight. He sounds unprepossessing by genre standards, but I miss him on the instrumentals.ĭonnie Trumpet & the Social Experiment: Surf More often they let the melody lines shine, as is the Swedish tradition, while Growly Dude sandpapers away like he’s distressing a pair of Levi’s.
Instead of harder-faster-better, they pick their spots to reassure Guitar Center employees they have chops. That rare death metal album that grooves, albeit in a Phil Collins kind of way. Tuaregs respond to national trauma by toughening their sound while still allowing hypnotic moments like “Wahouche Natareh.” Rock album of the year.
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