| Fernandez, J / Many Levels Of Laughter |
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| Album: | Many Levels Of Laughter | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Fernandez, J | Added: | Aug 2015 | |
| Label: | Joyful Noise Records | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2015-08-17 | Pull Date: | 2015-10-19 |
| Week Ending: | Oct 25 | Oct 18 | Sep 27 | Sep 20 | Sep 13 | Aug 30 | Aug 23 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jan 03, 2016: | Meow: The Best Of 2015 Between The Channels | 4. | Oct 17, 2015: | Mix Tape (Sub for Matt) Melting Dawn | |
| 2. | Oct 22, 2015: | In The Year One Thousand, Eight Thousand [FQ154x4] Between The Channels | 5. | Sep 25, 2015: | Meow Read My Mind | |
| 3. | Oct 18, 2015: | Meow Read My Mind | 6. | Sep 18, 2015: | Three Boxes Of Magnetized Toner Casual Encounter |
| Album Review |
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| Pixel Reviewed 2015-08-17 | ||
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Mellow, intricate psychey bedroom pop. A finely crafted, dreamy debut album from this Chicago-based songwriter (first name Justin by the way) for fans of the more mellow and muted side of psych rock. Contemplative, open-ended lyrics, and a restrained singing style pair well over harmonies that seem to stay just beneath the surface even with a full band. FCC CLEAN. Recommended: #3 is my favorite, then 1, 4, 6, 8, 9. RIYL soft Of Montreal, Mac Demarco, Junip, Velvet Underground? 1. *(3:56) mid. opens with a bright, plucky little riff and great simple beat. “I have no need for competition… communication is a waste of time.” like a tuned down version of something off OM’s Sunlandic Twins. 2. (1:28) slow dreamy instrumental with “ahhs” and xylophone. would fit right in on a twee Wes Anderson soundtrack. 3. *(3:46) mid. I love this one. restrained somewhat pensive vocals, a constant strumming that can’t decide if it’s happy or sad, and an omnipresent eerie high note that makes the tune. mysterious, dreamy, gorgeous. 4. *(4:35) mid. lush and layered, kind of a more familiar/typical psych sound. mellow Tame Impala-y/Oh Sees. refrain of “please don’t listen to me” builds over escalating notes and keys. 5. (1:20) dreaaammy instrumental with horns and interesting drum fills. perfect lead right into… 6. *(3:10) slow-mid. jumps right in 3/4 time, playful, lilting, more horns. ending is cascading beautiful kaleidoscope goodness 7. (3:17) mid. laid-back, floating on clouds kinda feel despite a nice pace feat. maracas and tambourines. hopeful. 8. *(3:36) slow. rather ominous, unsettling opening keys, vocals come in and bass strumming softens things up by the bridge. becomes quite lovely. 9. *(6:34) slow. hypnotic outerspace lullaby: electro riff goes in rounds with echoey vox and gentle beat. “break your habits, try a different route.” last 2 min instrumental. say goodnight. | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Between The Channels | 5. | Filled With Joy | |||
| 2. | Markers | 6. | Holy Hesistation | |||
| 3. | Read My Mind | 7. | Souveniers | |||
| 4. | Casual Encounter | 8. | Aphophic | |||
| 9. | Melting Dawn | |||||