{"id":36290,"date":"2015-09-03T13:55:44","date_gmt":"2015-09-03T18:55:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/?p=36290"},"modified":"2015-10-25T21:34:34","modified_gmt":"2015-10-26T02:34:34","slug":"lou-barlow-brace-the-wave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/2015\/09\/03\/lou-barlow-brace-the-wave\/","title":{"rendered":"Lou Barlow: Brace the Wave"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Lou-Barlow-Brace-The-Wave-300x300\"Lou Barlow’s first solo effort in 5 plus years is just as vulnerable and off kilter as his previous efforts. That said, among the veritable armada of bearded singer-songwriters, Lou Barlow has an attention to complex song composition and bass grooves not typical of the genre.
\nIn that regard this is a deeply schizophrenic album. Songs like “Moving” offer a stripped down grunge rock sound with a smart folk aesthetic. On the other hand, tracks like “Wave” are light and bubbly affairs with intermittent minor notes via a dark and misplaced bass line. Despite the sometimes conflicted directions, “Brace the Wave” has a child like quality to it in both presentation and production. Lyrically the album makes some interesting choices but does tend to dip into cliche’ on occasion.
\nDJ’s looking to add a bit of folk to an electronic set will find a strangely apt fit with Barlow. Likewise any folk-indie type set would do well to give a nod Mr. Barlow’s way. If only to see how the weirdos do it.
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\nRecommended If You Like: Anything folk with a good bass.
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Recommended Tracks: 3 (Moving), 5 (Wave), 7 (Boundaries)
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Do Not Play: 2 (Nerve)
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Written by Matthew Kay on 08\/31\/2015 <\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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