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- Summary: The third solo release for the ex-The Czars frontman was produced by John Congleton.
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- Record Label: Partisan
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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Disappointing | |
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Roller coasters and Earl Gray Malts, Ocelot babies but not bath salts, Harvest moon in the arms of a tree, Which has been growing there for... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 17 out of 19
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Mixed: 2 out of 19
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Negative: 0 out of 19
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Oct 5, 2015The album is a bold, idiosyncratic collection of songs crafted under intense time pressure after producer John Congleton insisted that Grant have all of the material ready to go before entering the studio. Such a challenge certainly seems to have focused the mind.
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Oct 5, 2015Even when the album isn't serving up infectious bass riffs and glistening guitar chords, Grey Tickles, Black Pressure offers beautifully constructed songs that, even in the darkest moments, offer a glimmer of hope.
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Q MagazineOct 1, 2015Grey Tickles, Black Pressure captures everything great about Grant's past and bundles it into his most riveting album yet. [Nov 2015, p.110]
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Oct 1, 2015The production’s grittier qualities suggest heavy emotions lie beneath his sardonic facade, but the sense that Grant feels liberated in middle age is what comes across most strongly.
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Oct 2, 2015Grey Tickles, Black Pressure is a rich, dense and rewarding album. Dig deep into it and watch it envelop you--decay and chaos has rarely sounded so seductive.
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Nov 9, 2015At nearly an hour long, Grey Tickles, Black Pressure is a dense, rewarding listen from an artist who's becoming more complex, and more direct, with each album.
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Oct 8, 2015Too many of the witty lines feel forced to scan, and the electronics, once subtle and suggestive, are heavy-handed. There are charms though. Down Here is lusciously Eels-like, and Tracey Thorn’s star role on Disappointing vamps with a definite strut. It’s just, after PGG’s fabulous right turn, for this album to plough forwards in the same direction seems a wasted opportunity.
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Positive: 3 out of 4
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Mixed: 1 out of 4
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Negative: 0 out of 4
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