Ezra Bell — This Way to Oblivion(3 Apr 2020)₻∇₻ „Tento způsob, jak zapomenout“ — nejnovější celovečerní výlet Portlandského písničkářského sextetu Ezra Bell, založeného v Oregonu, zvukově pokrývá zdravou část neocentricity. Počínaje nepředvídatelnými vokály frontmana Benjamina Wuametta, jehož hlas zní jako směsice šlapání Adama Sandlera v pořadu Saturday Night Live, či v komedii Kurs sebeovládání s Jackem Nicholsonem anebo ve filmu Paula Thomase Andersona Opilí láskou. Slyšíte tam i žvýkačky Boba Dylana? To vás chytí a odmítne pustit. Na konci dne Ezra Bell utkal tak výmluvný gobelín mrazivých vibrací, že je obtížné přesně určit standoutovou skladbu, protože ve skutečnosti každá z nich stojí za pozornost posluchače. Notes: ₻∇₻ Neotonalita (nebo neocentricita) je inkluzivní termín odkazující na hudební kompozice dvacátého století, ve kterém je tonalita běžného praktického období (tj. Funkční harmonie a tonicko~dominantní vztahy) nahrazena jedním nebo několika netradičními tonálními koncepty, jako je tonální prosazování nebo kontrapuntální pohyb kolem centrálního akordu.Location: Portland, Oregon, United States Album release: 3 Apr 2020 Record Label: Dutch Records Duration: 34:27 Tracks: 1. I Love You Too 3:01 2. Shhh, The Dog is Sleeping 3:31 3. Marsha, It’s Your Peyote 3:59 4. The Joke Was on Me 3:45 5. Tanner Thorne 4:19 6. Sherrie Sue 4:34 7. Raise Your Hand If You Slept in Your Clothes 3:31 8. 5th and James 3:59 9. Stipulations Don’t Suit You 3:48 Review By Scott Roos ⌊Published Apr 02, 2020 ⌋ Score: 8 •♠• This Way to Oblivion, the latest full~length outing from Portland, OR~based folk sextet Ezra Bell, sonically dishes up a healthy portion of neo~eccentricity. Starting with the quirky vocals of frontman Benjamin Wuamett, whose voice sounds like a mixture of Adam Sandler rasp and a bubblegum Bob Dylan, the songs grab you, take hold of you, and refuse to let go. •♠• On This Way to Oblivion, Wuamett’s is supported by the delicate and vulnerable vocals of Honora Hildreth, who quite often will mirror the melody line an octave or two higher while other band members provide backing harmonies in predictable places. Multi~instrumentalist Aaron Mattison’s horn work shines throughout, and serves as the unsung hero of much of this record. •♠• The rest of the band, comprised of the tasteful keyboard and guitarwork of Jeremy Asay, the steady~handed pulse of stickman Tom Trotter and the inventive bass playing of Maurice Spencer, have drawn comparisons to better~known peers such as the Decemberists, Mumford & Sons, and Of Monsters and Men, rightfully so. On This Way to Oblivion, Ezra Bell present a lush and atmospheric texture that, in many of the tracks, starts soft and swells to a fever pitch underneath Wuamatt’s Adam Duritz~esque stream~of~consciousness lyrical pontifications. •♠• At the end of the day, Ezra Bell have woven such an eloquent tapestry of chill vibes that it makes it hard to even pinpoint a standout track because, in truth, every track is worth the listener’s undivided attention. (Dutch) •♠• https://exclaim.ca/ Label: https://www.dutchrecord.com/ Website: https://www.ezrabellband.com/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/EzraBellBand/ Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/ezra-bell-band Bandcamp: https://ezrabell.bandcamp.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/EzraBellBand
Notes:
₻∇₻ Neotonalita (nebo neocentricita) je inkluzivní termín odkazující na hudební kompozice dvacátého století, ve kterém je tonalita běžného praktického období (tj. Funkční harmonie a tonicko~dominantní vztahy) nahrazena jedním nebo několika netradičními tonálními koncepty, jako je tonální prosazování nebo kontrapuntální pohyb kolem centrálního akordu.Location: Portland, Oregon, United States
Album release: 3 Apr 2020
Record Label: Dutch Records
Duration: 34:27
Tracks:
1. I Love You Too 3:01
2. Shhh, The Dog is Sleeping 3:31
3. Marsha, It’s Your Peyote 3:59
4. The Joke Was on Me 3:45
5. Tanner Thorne 4:19
6. Sherrie Sue 4:34
7. Raise Your Hand If You Slept in Your Clothes 3:31
8. 5th and James 3:59
9. Stipulations Don’t Suit You 3:48
Review
By Scott Roos ⌊ Published Apr 02, 2020 ⌋ Score: 8
•♠• This Way to Oblivion, the latest full~length outing from Portland, OR~based folk sextet Ezra Bell, sonically dishes up a healthy portion of neo~eccentricity. Starting with the quirky vocals of frontman Benjamin Wuamett, whose voice sounds like a mixture of Adam Sandler rasp and a bubblegum Bob Dylan, the songs grab you, take hold of you, and refuse to let go.
•♠• On This Way to Oblivion, Wuamett’s is supported by the delicate and vulnerable vocals of Honora Hildreth, who quite often will mirror the melody line an octave or two higher while other band members provide backing harmonies in predictable places. Multi~instrumentalist Aaron Mattison’s horn work shines throughout, and serves as the unsung hero of much of this record.
•♠• The rest of the band, comprised of the tasteful keyboard and guitarwork of Jeremy Asay, the steady~handed pulse of stickman Tom Trotter and the inventive bass playing of Maurice Spencer, have drawn comparisons to better~known peers such as the Decemberists, Mumford & Sons, and Of Monsters and Men, rightfully so. On This Way to Oblivion, Ezra Bell present a lush and atmospheric texture that, in many of the tracks, starts soft and swells to a fever pitch underneath Wuamatt’s Adam Duritz~esque stream~of~consciousness lyrical pontifications.
•♠• At the end of the day, Ezra Bell have woven such an eloquent tapestry of chill vibes that it makes it hard to even pinpoint a standout track because, in truth, every track is worth the listener’s undivided attention. (Dutch)
•♠• https://exclaim.ca/
Label: https://www.dutchrecord.com/
Website: https://www.ezrabellband.com/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/EzraBellBand/
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/ezra-bell-band
Bandcamp: https://ezrabell.bandcamp.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/EzraBellBand