{"id":31527,"date":"2014-09-15T13:30:11","date_gmt":"2014-09-15T18:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/?p=31527"},"modified":"2014-09-15T13:30:11","modified_gmt":"2014-09-15T18:30:11","slug":"ty-segall-manipulator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/2014\/09\/15\/ty-segall-manipulator\/","title":{"rendered":"Ty Segall: Manipulator"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Manipulator<\/em>\u00a0 is a massive slice of rock n\u2019 roll sound served up on an accessible platter.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Over the years Ty Segall has become a legend with releases spanning many genres including lo fi acoustic, psych-punk, and garage rock. <i>Manipulator<\/i> is, in a sense, a combination of all of these. It is a 17 track long double album that rocks from beginning to end. The album never loses energy and each track is extremely well crafted and more importantly immensely enjoyable.<\/p>\n<p>The opening track \u201cManipulator\u201d starts off the album with a funky organ, Bolan style vocals, and a fantastic guitar riff with some reverb. \u201cTall Man Skinny Lady\u201d kicks off with jammin\u2019 percussion and moves into a groovy infectious melody. \u201cThe Singer\u201d starts out slow but builds into a huge track featuring <i>Sgt. Pepper<\/i> style melodies, guitar riffs, and orchestration. It basically sounds like a missing track from 1967 with a hint of grunge. \u201cFeel\u201d is an incredible track with amazing guitar licks, a groovin\u2019 bass line, a ridiculously cool drum solo, and soaring vocals. This one must be played at ear bleeding levels. \u201cThe Faker\u201d is yet another marvelous track with an infectious melody and true 60s psych roots. \u201cSusie Thumb\u201d features Kinks style hooks yet a slightly punk groove. It is followed by \u201cDon\u2019t You Want to Know? (Sue)\u201d which keeps in the same vein but acoustic driven with a touch of Bowie (maybe it\u2019s just the makeup). The final track \u201cStick Around\u201d closes the album with exquisite violins and evocative guitar solos. The lyrics evoke the same message as \u201cSgt. Peppers\u2026 (Reprise)\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><i>Manipulator<\/i> is a fantastic album that pulses with energy. It is a massive slice of rock n\u2019 roll sound served up on an accessible platter. Play it, feel it and enjoy the legend that is Ty Segall.<\/p>\n<p>Recommened if you like Thee Oh Sees, White Fence, and Mikal Cronin.<\/p>\n<p>Recommended Tracks: &#8220;Tall Man Skinny Lad,&#8221; &#8220;Feel,&#8221; &#8220;The Faker,&#8221; and &#8220;Manipulator&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Reviewd by Emilie Stafford on August 30, 2014<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manipulator\u00a0 is a massive slice of rock n\u2019 roll sound served up on an accessible platter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":31528,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3230,181],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31527","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-music-rotation","category-rock-rotation"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/ty-segall-manipulator.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31527","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31527"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31527\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31528"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31527"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31527"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31527"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}