Good music has a certain emotion behind it. We take these different artists and sounds and use them to comfort ourselves with our own. Why do you listen to upbeat adrenaline rushed music when you're going out at night? Why do you listen to sad music when you're sad? The artist's sounds serve as a mirror of our own self.
With "Broken Dreams Club" you know what you're going to get. Bitter sweet sadness that we're all familiar with. That side of you that feels tragic flaws, restless unsatisfiable desires, guilt, regret. I'm not going to get into Girls' frontman Christopher Owens backstory, as it's already been beaten to a bloody pulp by the likes of pitchfork. All I'm going to say is this man has that genuine sadness so many artists fail to mimic. You can't just buy your way through these things, it needs to be an organically and spontaneously occurring thing in your life; real life, not your musical persona.
Owens takes familiar melodies from 2009's "Album", and creates more moodscapes with them. You'll notice beautiful horn arrangements from the get go on "Thee Oh So Protective One" (totally think this is a Thee Oh Sees reference btw). "Oh little girl they just don't know about the weight you carry in your soul". "Heartbreaker", released a couple of weeks ago is the second track, and finds Owens contemplating his own downfall in finding love in places he knows will hurt him in the end. "Broken Dreams Club" introduces the lonely sound of the slide guitar for this lonely music. A perfect match. 7 minute closer "Carolina" seems like a part 2 to "Hellhole Rat Race", a modern ballad.
This is urban country, with a pop twist.
"Broken Dreams Club" is set for release Nov 22nd on True Panther.
You can preorder the 12'' or CD here
Remember, this isn't Radiohead or Kanye. Please support the music by buying the vinyl or attending a live show. For fuck's sake, I was reading an article on Elvis Costello and even he still has to work to get the bills done.
Are you a part of the Broken Dreams Club?
love, Amir
Link is dead!
ReplyDeleteTry this instead