Reviewed: 2020-11-22
Reviewer: Tom McCarter
Genre: General
FCCs: #4 (shit)
If You Like: Neko Case, Lucinda Williams, Tori Amos
Review:
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
1/ AM Gold (4:35) - piano starts> midtempo song about trying to get by with vocal chorus> slow fade
*2/ Mind Eraser (4:07) - drums> snappy midtempo song> slow sonic ending
*3/ Domino (4:04) - drums start> funky midtempo song with sultry vocals> slow fade
(FCC) 4/ Forever (3:57) - synth starts> slow song about sex slowly builds in volume> fade with crowd sounds
5/ Captain (3:08) - drums start> languorous slow song about a relationship builds in volume> quick fade
^6/ Never Going Home Again (3:08) - acoustic guitar starts> midtempo song about life falling apart with a country vibe> quick fade
**7/ St. Dymphna (3:23) - full band starts> soaring midtempo song about losing your mind> crescendo end on vocal
8/ Far From Home (4:12) - acoustic guitar starts> haunting slow torch song about loneliness with strings> fade
9/ A Road To Nowhere (4:15) - piano starts> slow song about a breakup swings to midtempo with strong chorus> fade
*10/ These Old Roses (2:53) - strings start> sultry midtempo song about lost love slowly builds in volume> fade
**11/ In The Splinters (3:53) - pulsing synth starts followed by barrelhouse piano> midtempo love song with celestial chorus builds to climax and fades