Good Goodbyes
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| Jan 2014
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McGregor Joyner
Reviewed 2014-01-26
Reviewed 2014-01-26
Artist: John Elliot Album: Good Goodbyes Label: Garland Lane Released: Oct. 2013 Reviewed: 2014-1-21 by Young Mick
INDIE. This is a local artist who recorded part of the album in LA. Mostly digital instrumentation is reverbed vocals, drum kit, organ, bells, some guitar. He experiments with some fun effects, too. Mostly chill, mellow, sweet, relatively easy to listen to. Great voice for sure, nice lyrics. No FCCs detected.
***1. (3:43) Fun, wierd very end with dissonant bells. Medium-slow.
***2. (3:20) Humorous lyrics. Upbeat drum kit, gets a little more intense.
****3. (3:10) Nice chorus. Just a very solid song. Ends VERY abruptly.
***4. (3:47) Finger-picked guitar, reverb like in a chapel. Very mellow. Drum kit comes in half-way.
***5. (4:01) Sex gasping and other recordings cleverly used as plot devices. Cleaner, closer-sounding. Upbeat. Kinda false ending. Repetitive vocal melody. Ends suddenly.
*6. (4:37) Sappy love song. No kit, so VERY mellow, slow. Just vocal, organ. Very repetitive end with some interesting organ effects.
****7. (6:07) Slow, quiet start with strange recordings. Into a normal, fingerpicked song, then add kit. Medium speed. VERY dynamic.
**8. (4:56) Starts with applause, wierd sounds. Creepy for a bit, actually. A little harmonica solo. Dark lyrics.
**9. (5:55) More harmonica-at beginning. Soft. 3/4 time. Slow.
***10.(2:07) Strange fade in with effects. I feel like I'm walking through a metallic tube towards him. Kinda sudden end.
**11.(3:26) No kit. Introduces some VERY interesting harpsichord lines. Dead air at end!
INDIE. This is a local artist who recorded part of the album in LA. Mostly digital instrumentation is reverbed vocals, drum kit, organ, bells, some guitar. He experiments with some fun effects, too. Mostly chill, mellow, sweet, relatively easy to listen to. Great voice for sure, nice lyrics. No FCCs detected.
***1. (3:43) Fun, wierd very end with dissonant bells. Medium-slow.
***2. (3:20) Humorous lyrics. Upbeat drum kit, gets a little more intense.
****3. (3:10) Nice chorus. Just a very solid song. Ends VERY abruptly.
***4. (3:47) Finger-picked guitar, reverb like in a chapel. Very mellow. Drum kit comes in half-way.
***5. (4:01) Sex gasping and other recordings cleverly used as plot devices. Cleaner, closer-sounding. Upbeat. Kinda false ending. Repetitive vocal melody. Ends suddenly.
*6. (4:37) Sappy love song. No kit, so VERY mellow, slow. Just vocal, organ. Very repetitive end with some interesting organ effects.
****7. (6:07) Slow, quiet start with strange recordings. Into a normal, fingerpicked song, then add kit. Medium speed. VERY dynamic.
**8. (4:56) Starts with applause, wierd sounds. Creepy for a bit, actually. A little harmonica solo. Dark lyrics.
**9. (5:55) More harmonica-at beginning. Soft. 3/4 time. Slow.
***10.(2:07) Strange fade in with effects. I feel like I'm walking through a metallic tube towards him. Kinda sudden end.
**11.(3:26) No kit. Introduces some VERY interesting harpsichord lines. Dead air at end!
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Charting
2014-01-24 — 2014-03-28
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Mar 23 | 1 |
| Feb 23 | 2 |
| Feb 16 | 1 |
| Jan 26 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | All These Good Goodbyes | ||
| 2. | Yin & Yang Collector | ||
| 3. | Hellbound, Bent, And Heaven Sent | ||
| 4. | Closer To There | ||
| 5. | Monogamous | ||
| 6. | It's Okay To Be Alone | ||
| 7. | Sidetracked | ||
| 8. | Endless Summer Stroll | ||
| 9. | Friends Back East | ||
| 10. | (I'm Electrical) | ||
| 11. | Still I'm Not Still |