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- Summary: The third release for the John Colpitts project features guest appearances by Laurie Anderson, David Byrne, Nick Hallett, Trans Am's Phil Manley, Quince Contemporary Vocal Ensemble, TIGUE, and Yo La Tengo.
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- Record Label: Thrill Jockey
- Genre(s): Avant-Garde, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Post-Rock, Experimental Rock
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May 30, 2017Play What They Want is his densest, most elaborately arranged Man Forever album yet. But even so, the rhythm forms a spine, winding and punching and scatter-shooting in continuous, fascinating Rube Goldberg-machine motion, as meditative layers of vocals, keyboards, harps, brass and guitar billow fog over the intricate, interlocking works.
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May 26, 2017Never content with, or intent on, being one thing for too long, Play What They Want thrives on anarchy without chaos.
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May 26, 2017Play What They Want is a powerful, necessary expansion of Man Forever's vision, and easily their most engaging work.
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May 26, 2017With Play What They Like Colpitts and Man Forever have crafted something truly unique: a spiritual jazz album for agnostics.
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May 26, 2017Recording and performing for nearly 20 years with Oneida and spin-offs like People of the North, Colpitts’ drums have sometimes provided an almost melodic key to understanding the full-bore noise-blasts surrounding them. On Play What They Want, those melodies can be heard more directly than ever.
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MagnetJun 28, 2017When's it on, which is most of the time, it's deep and beyond category. [No. 143, p.57]
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May 26, 2017For Play What They Want, Colpitts and Brooklyn-based ensemble TIGUE Percussion partner with some legendary guests, and the result is an expansive, writhing body of busy, ego-less playing delivered with a beating, beaming heart.
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