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Gusev is a completely different kind of moonshiner. He is one of Moscow's best-known guitar makers. His underground workshop is a short walk from Red Square and is filled with pieces of elegantly curved wood from disassembled instruments. The tiny bottle of moonshine sits on a shelf not far from his tools. Unlike the stereotypical moonshine (or samogon, as it's called in Russian), Gusev distills boutique and artisanal spirits, joining the country's homebrew renaissance. He doesn't need to do it. He is educated employed and has access to high-quality alcohol...
...Trouble Weighs a Ton,” makes clear the new direction Auerbach is taking. He seems to be doing homage to an older, gentler side of the blues genre, keeping the volume low as he crows moodily over his minimal strumming. Auerbach is a skilled guitar player with a wistful voice, and “Trouble Weighs a Ton” is certainly an unobjectionable song, but as an album starter, it falls a bit short. Rather than moving in its gentle simplicity, the song feels generic and a bit boring, crawling rather than coasting slowly along. Perhaps more...
...band’s third release, “Labyrinthes,” is driven by poppy, upbeat, playful tunes without sacrificing this intricate quality. Opening with the grandiose, seven-minute “Ursuline,” which begins with a serene piano melody that descends into choppier guitar riffs, the album begins with an air of caution. This sentiment deteriorates as the album continues, making “Labyrinthes” a sonic journey marked by tranquil lows and exhilarating highs. Though the album is driven primarily by the classic rock band set-up of drums, guitar...
...Live, and Pepsi’s Got a Lot to Give,” for instance, showed clips of a young man pole-vaulting over a high bar, between rapid-fire shots of marquee lights, cabaret scenes and PYT’s playing the electric guitar. America will continue to reach new heights, said Pepsi, and you kids can have a rollicking time along the way.The climate into which the retooled brand has now entered, however, is markedly different from where it has been before. The concept of the American Dream is not only in the midst of a reevaluation...
...childhood”—would be an understatement. While the Twee sound longs for a greater, happier future, it is ever-wistful for lazy summers and bubblegum popsicles. POBPAH similarly builds upon the output of Shoegaze bands of the same period, marked by a distorted, almost atmospheric guitar sound.Pegging the album as a simple distillation of its influences would be reductive, and it would likewise be inaccurate to say that what they’ve made is wholly original. The quartet wear their influences proudly, at times almost offensively so. The album’s closer...