New Yorker Brett Gleason makes a striking impression with his full-length debut, an album of jarring soundscapes balanced against demonstrative songs and suggestive settings. Having journeyed through adolescence with a severe speech impediment, Gleason takes pains to convey his dark and descriptive imagery with aptitude and precision, doing so in a tone that’s generally dark and defiant. In a sense, this disc would work well as a soundtrack, even though the film to accompany it has yet to be made. If it ever would be, it would likely emerge as an apocalyptic tale cast with stern warnings and harsh rebukes. While this description may seem to suggest an intimidating encounter, it would still require several listens to fully decipher. Ultimately, a track named Calculated sums up the album as a whole, because it’s clear at the outset that a great deal of strategizing went into this vivid and visionary project - No Depression
Posted on: Sun, 27 Apr 2014 23:15:00 +0000
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