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Because they are all editors, the visiting artists will also introduce a new writer from home, read a piece of theirs, and discuss their work with the audience. In this way, they can function as editors at the event as well, affecting the content...
...Kids.” For their second album, however, the group have refused to release any singles. Instead they recorded a cohesive body of work meant to be heard in one continuous sitting. As such, “Congratulations” contains no songs that come close to the New Order-inspired thrills of “Kids;” in fact, it’s hard to imagine a single track off this album making its way anywhere near a dance floor. Nevertheless, it succeeds in cohering as a thoroughly engaging and rewarding second album...
...documentary only disappoints when it restates information that is already commonly known. The film is targeted at Doors fans, and many of them already know of Morrison’s struggles and escapades. Some of these include being dragged offstage by police in New Haven, as well as his alleged indecent exposure onstage in Miami. Since all the band’s original members but Morrison are still alive, it would have been nice to get their perspective on their late band mate and his eccentric behavior...
Certainly, “Come What Will,” released April 6, suggests the diverse nature of Park’s range of influences. The new songs, fine-tuned by longtime collaborator and producer Dave Trumfio (Wilco, OK Go), have a certain hard-edged melancholy that conjures the blues in spirit if not in musical styling...
...Lucky Ones,” one of Park’s favorites from the new album, captures that spirit with its cathartic chorus releasing the tension built by a darkly churning guitar intro. His other favorite, the title track, captures the album’s thematic designs. Park sings, “We’ll turn our backs while yesterday goes up in smoke / Tear down the walls that bar the diamond...