Josh Ritter
Spectral Lines
60--80点相当
やや厳しめの評価がついている。
正直過去作等もあまり知らないが、
今作は結構良くて、ちょっと過小評価されているのではと
私は思う。
https://www.popmatters.com/josh-ritter-spectral-lines-review
Ritter backs his quiet pronouncements with muted instrumentation, which contributes to the album’s atmospherics. He plays (mostly) acoustic guitar with long-time producer Sam Kassirer (Lake Street Dive, Langhorne Slim), backing him up on keyboards. Ritter’s also joined by his Royal City Band featuring Jocie Adams on clarinet, Matt Douglas on woodwinds, Zachariah Hickman on bass, Rich Hinman on pedal steel, Shane Leonard on drums, Kevin O’Connell on percussion, and Dietrich Strause on acoustic guitar. Together, the instruments blend to create a soothing backdrop with an implicit ache of desire. There’s something vaguely erotic about the songs.
Take “Whatever Burns Will Burn”. Lines such as “You wrapped your wings around my throat” suggest a physical connection between the singer and the object of his desire. However, the delicate music behind the vocal, not to mention the woman singing opera-like notes in the background, makes things chaste and unearthly. Things are presented from a higher plane of consciousness.
Ritter dedicated Spectral Lines to the memory of his mother, and perhaps he’s exploring some type of eternal feminine in a psychoanalytical sense. Whatever gets the creative juices flowing. Spectral Lines is Ritter’s 11th studio album. He’s well-known as a gifted writer with two novels to his name. As a musician, each track shows the spit and polish of a well-crafted artwork. Songs such as “For Your Soul” add sonic touches like the creaking of a porch swing and a capella chorus to create the mood. The description of violence in “Honey I Do” becomes more macabre thanks to the clever use of synthesizers and reverb. There are many examples of this attention to detail and general creativity.
@アイルランド
小説家でもある
10th(11thとしているところも)
過去には名盤級も数枚
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