Centro-matic
Candidate Waltz
Undertow Music Collective
2011
Rating: 7.5 Denton playboys out of 10
I've never tried to write a review of Centro-matic, and for good reason - despite loving the dude/band, I don't have a fuckin' clue how to describe his music to anyone else. Heartland alt-country? But that's not a very fitting description of this new album, which is as upbeat and rockin' as anything Will Johnson has recorded. You can't compartmentalize them, and I'm someone who likes everything in neat little boxes. Many of the songs almost feel anxious in a post-punk sort of way, without sound post-punk at all. Well, album closer "If They Talk You Down" might have a big toe in that genre. At around 33 minutes the album is nearly over before it even starts, but maybe that's a good thing because it just makes you want to listen over and over again. This is a really great record, and one I'll be playing a lot over the next few months.
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