Quinn Walker's debut double album finds a perfect home on CocoRosie's label, Voodoo-EROS. With the possible exception of Devendra Banhart and Andy Cabic's Gnomonsong, Walker couldn't be better suited for another label. The first two tracks give the listener the impression that Walker leans toward Iron & Wine's earnest Americana or Akron/Family's psychedelia. These sounds are interesting, but a double album that stays in that place for its entirety would get tedious. Luckily, Walker's playfulness and curiosity take the album to many strange places. Many songs manage to sound simultaneously exotic and down-to-earth. This album shows that there is still plenty of territory to explore in what critics call New Weird Americana.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Quinn Walker: Laughter's an Asshole/Lion Land
Quinn Walker's debut double album finds a perfect home on CocoRosie's label, Voodoo-EROS. With the possible exception of Devendra Banhart and Andy Cabic's Gnomonsong, Walker couldn't be better suited for another label. The first two tracks give the listener the impression that Walker leans toward Iron & Wine's earnest Americana or Akron/Family's psychedelia. These sounds are interesting, but a double album that stays in that place for its entirety would get tedious. Luckily, Walker's playfulness and curiosity take the album to many strange places. Many songs manage to sound simultaneously exotic and down-to-earth. This album shows that there is still plenty of territory to explore in what critics call New Weird Americana.
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