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...pulsating drone, high-pitched echoes, and swirling piano, proves that Bejar can still write a six-minute epic that doesn’t sound a second too long.Closing track “Libby’s Sunrise”—a blemish on an otherwise pristine album??illustrates one of Bejar’s occasional problems: his endless flourishes can sound tacked-on when the song isn’t strong enough to support them. Wandering aimlessly, the track isn’t compelling enough to warrant more than two listens, despite attempts to enliven...
...major label accepted the album??despite the band’s lack of performance experience or fan base—due to what Drummey calls the “genius of David Andrew.” Wallach discovered the e-mail address of Kanye West’s manager through an acquaintance who had designed Web sites for the artist in the past...
...looking for thenext top model / Give me head on You-Tube and then pop bottles,” Ross presentsthe usual fare, but does so in a playful andexuberant way.Another solo song, “Billionaire,” mightbe one of the album??s best cuts were it notoutdone by final track “I’m Only Human(ft. Rodney).” Ross’s voice soars over anorganic synth melody and subwooferworthybass. The gnomic chorus perfectlysums up his mentality at this point in hiscareer: “If it ain?...
...Ridin’ in myChevy,” a straight hip-hop track withstuttering hi-hats that are more Lil’ Jonthan Johnny Cash. Nor does it make sensethat Snoop raps about being gangsta andscooping honeys immediately before discussingmiddle age and his past maritalproblems with wife Shante. The album??sdiverse styles succeed in some ways andfail utterly in others.All in all, “Ego Trippin’” is a decent album,and certainly the strangest one thatSnoop Dogg has ever made. The trackscould have been selected more carefully,and the album should have...
...album is almost as fascinating musically as it is lyrically. The influence of Sufjan Stevens is present throughout, perhaps a result of the involvement of Alan Doucher (who helped mix Stevens’s “Illinois”). But the subtle incorporation of jazzy elements and the album??s more explosive moments—particularly on the epic track “The Heart is a Lonely Hunter”—show that The OaKs have found their own identity. The musicians are clearly technically gifted. If every element of the album was stripped...