{"id":5731,"date":"2013-01-23T09:22:25","date_gmt":"2013-01-23T17:22:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/?p=5731"},"modified":"2013-02-20T11:27:18","modified_gmt":"2013-02-20T19:27:18","slug":"new-music-review-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/2013\/01\/23\/new-music-review-3\/","title":{"rendered":"New Music Revue<\/em>: January 23, 2013 issue"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Renny Wilson
\nSugarglider
\n<\/i>(Mint Records)
\n2\/5<\/p>\n

Sugarglider <\/i>harkens back to a day when men pointed at disco balls with a sultry look in their eyes\u00c9 but it never makes me feel like visiting that era.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s an otherworldly, almost underwater, funk to many of the tracks on this Edmontonian\u2019s freshman full-length album, but it leaves me feeling less like dancing and more like passing out with a bag of chips in my lap. Call it chill-wave, call it pulsar-pop, call it whatever you like. I call it uninspired.<\/p>\n

There are bits and pieces of this album that tease me. A little bit of synth in the title track, a bass lick in \u201cFeel Like a Child,\u201d a sexy sax sound in \u201cLady Pain,\u201d they all make me want to hear more. Then Wilson starts to sing and all the good comes to an abrupt halt. His range tickles into falsetto with an airiness that could barely fill a balloon.<\/p>\n

This music isn\u2019t poorly crafted or terribly presented, it just doesn\u2019t ever grab me enough to pull me in to that sweet spot that the disco balls and sleazy glances promised.<\/p>\n

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-Dan Darling<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\n

\"\"<\/a>Daniel Romano
\nCome Cry With Me
\n<\/i>(Normaltown Records)
\n4\/5<\/p>\n

Daniel Romano\u2019s new album, Come Cry With Me,<\/i> doesn\u2019t quite have any songs as memorable and catchy as his last album, Sleep Beneath the Willow.<\/i> It is, however, filled with some timeless country storytelling that just can not be found on Country Music Television.<\/p>\n

This nostalgic and painful album makes your want to drink whisky and drive your Bronco down a dusty trail and out of this town for good. It\u2019s tacky and corny at times, heartfelt and moving at others: this is just what country music should be.<\/p>\n

Some highlights of the album are \u201cChicken Bill\u201d and \u201cWhen I Was Abroad,\u201d which come together as a twangy western story about a cross-dressing chicken farmer. A more sincere song on the album is \u201cA New Love Can Be Found,\u201d which is as tragic in its lyrics as it is in its melodies.<\/p>\n

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-Nick Joy<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>\u00a0Chris Ho
\nCity of Dust
\n<\/i>(Independent)
\n2.5\/5<\/p>\n

Chris Ho\u2019s debut album is smooth and easy to listen to. The young Victoria artist has an attractive singing voice and his songs have emotional high and low tones, which is great.<\/p>\n

However, the album is distractingly inconsistent: the first three tracks are mellow and conservative; the next track reveals a surprising uplifting rhythm.<\/p>\n

Many of Ho\u2019s songs have the same catchy lyrical sequence and his music sounds like a cross between Jack Johnson and Coldplay–he has a minimal folk guitar style mixed with light progressive build-ups.<\/p>\n

His style is very plain and earthy, his lyrics are consistent with the tone and style of his tracks and he\u2019s a talented songwriter. However, Ho\u2019s got a comfort zone; if he can break out of it, he can produce something far more unique and inspiring.<\/p>\n

-Damen Korkoras<\/p>\n

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