{"id":62338,"date":"2017-09-27T12:19:06","date_gmt":"2017-09-27T17:19:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/?p=62338"},"modified":"2017-10-26T19:51:00","modified_gmt":"2017-10-27T00:51:00","slug":"caroline-says-50000000-elvis-fans-cant-be-wrong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/2017\/09\/27\/caroline-says-50000000-elvis-fans-cant-be-wrong\/","title":{"rendered":"Caroline Says: 50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can’t Be Wrong"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Released on August 4, 2017 to popular music-sharing website Bandcamp, 50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can\u2019t Be Wrong<\/em> is the debut studio album of Austin, Texas based singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Caroline Sallee under the name Caroline Says. With a nondescript blurry photograph as an album cover and only two tags to categorize the record – \u201cpop\u201d and \u201cAustin\u201d – it\u2019s clear that Sallee is intent on letting the music speak for itself.
\nUpon the beginning of the first listen, it\u2019s also clear that the musician isn\u2019t trying to back herself into an artistic corner by confining her music to a single genre, as the record kicks off with a series of three drastically different songs. \u201cWinter is Cold\u201d is a track with a traditional gloomy-folk style that one would expect on an indie songwriter\u2019s quiet Bandcamp release, while the following song, \u201cI Think I\u2019m Alone Now,\u201d is equipped with a more upbeat, jangly sound a la Beach Fossils or DIIV. Rounding out this initial series of tracks is \u201cFuneral Potatoes,\u201d which is centered around a hauntingly beautiful piano melody that brings the mood back down. This juxtaposition makes for a solid representation of the album as a whole, which continues the trend of ever-shifting tone and varied instrumentation.
\nConversely, the lyrical content is mostly consistent throughout. The aforementioned opening track features lines such as \u201cI\u2019ve never been to the west coast \/ I\u2019ve always heard it\u2019s the best though\u201d and \u201cNow I\u2019m all alone \/ Now I\u2019m far from home.\u201d The lyricism mirrors that of similar artists like Frankie Cosmos and Girlpool: simplistic and direct, but undeniably effective.
\nIt all makes for a satisfying and attention-grabbing listen from start to finish, never falling into a tired routine – although the ever-present variation in sound often makes the project feel like a random collection of songs more than a cohesive album. It\u2019s also one that\u2019s decidedly front-loaded, with the beginning tracks mentioned earlier being the standouts by far. Still, Elvis Fans<\/em> serves as a fun, beautiful musical ride and an impressive, promising debut from Caroline Says.
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\nRecommended If You Like: Amy O, James Elkington, Moon Diagrams
\nRecommended Tracks: 1 (Winter Is Cold), 2 (I Think I’m Alone Now)
\nDo Not Play: None
\nWritten by Sully Dyvad on 09\/06\/2017 <\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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