Time Off

There's no flashiness here, but a slow-burning passion makes this record smoke. [No.99, p.56]

This is resolutely a group effort, and freer and more fluid than, say, the proto-Americana of The Grateful Dead's American Beauty. [Sep 2013, p.52]

An impressive follow-up album. [Sep 2013, p.96]

At times, it's like an architectural drawing. But the repetitions soothe and tease, and then you start to hear the leaves. [Aug 2013, p.78]

His latest LP, Time Off, is his most tuneful yet.

Time Off contains great songs. It's warm, spacious, sophisticated, and elastic.

Time Off’s biggest asset is its ease. There’s a real sense, listening to these tracks, that everything could be a little simpler if we all stopped trying so hard.

As pleasant as Gunn is a guitarist, he’s an equally low-key vocalist, his flat delivery and barbiturate baritone unobtrusive and lackadaisical — just kind of there, often, buried slightly beneath Trucinski’s and well below his own gently spiraling guitar in the mix. It’s kind of a shame, actually, as Gunn’s Impressionist vignettes are quite interesting on close listen, showcasing Gunn’s marked maturity as a songwriter.

Dynamics or structure are not a major concern; these songs sound happy to just get the ignition working.

Time Off, his first solo album with a full band (including Duo drummer John Truscinski), is his most accomplished record to date.