Friday, October 16, 2009

Daniel Johnston yes, Ancestors no

I’ve got a couple of new reviews up at Blurt today, which makes this, all in all, a pretty productive week.
I liked Daniel Johnston’s collaboration with Jason Falkner a lot, concluding:
The bottom line: this is the most accessible, least squirm inducing Daniel Johnston record ever. That will undoubtedly be a problem for the folks who turn up primarily for the peep show, but if you come for the music, listen up. Jason Falkner has run Daniel Johnston's vision through a focus lens. The subject matter is still pretty odd, but you can see it better than ever.


The full review is here.

There’s a free mp3 of “Freedom,” too.

Not so crazy about Ancestors’ Sound of Mind, which is kind of a prog metal thing.

The review

The MySpace

2 comments:

estherrosieuk said...

You can catch Daniel Johnston at the Sage in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear.

We've put together some vids (old and new) to get the idea!

http://directoryofnewcastleupontyne.com/blog/2009/10/22/portions-for-foxes-daniel-johnston-the-sage-gateshead-5th-november-2009/

jenniferpkelly said...

Awesome...that's in England, yes?