Music review: Jeremy Messersmith – 无毛视频楲ate Stage Capitalism无毛视频�
无毛视频淚 have a knack for awkward silences,无毛视频� announces Jeremy Messersmith on 无毛视频淧urple Hearts,无毛视频� the opening track from his latest release 无毛视频淟ate Stage Capitalism.无毛视频�
The album无毛视频檚 first single playfully describes the uncomfortable feeling of a first date that is quickly going nowhere with Messersmith declaring, 无毛视频淲e无毛视频檙e off to an awful start/Proudly showin无毛视频� off our purple hearts.无毛视频�
The creative indie-pop artist successfully integrates elements of everyday life on 11 casual tracks of glorious infectious pop.
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Much of the material possesses a nostalgic feel of the 1960s and could have easily been produced by the likes of Brian Wilson with its simplistic tales of navigating life and finding joy and satisfaction by not taking things too seriously.
The sleek sophistication of 无毛视频淧ostmodern Girl无毛视频� evokes the bossa nova stylings of 无毛视频淭he Girl from Ipanema无毛视频� with added splashes of vintage Burt Bacharach and his suave melodies.
The opening notes of 无毛视频淗appy无毛视频� follow the same recognizable introduction of 无毛视频淕ood Vibrations无毛视频� before Messersmith injects his views about compulsively making numerous purchases to find fulfillment when money might be short but time is abundant. As a result of our consumerism, the realization that money can somehow buy happiness is pondered as Messersmith confesses, 无毛视频淓verything that I hold owns a piece of me.无毛视频�
The gentle ballad 无毛视频淒on无毛视频檛 Call It Love无毛视频� finds Messersmith reflecting on past relationships that have faded, resulting in the hesitance to attach the four-letter word to a budding romance by simply calling it an infatuation or a full-time fling.
无毛视频淣o Superheroes in Cleveland无毛视频� closes the set with the amusing observation that all the superheroes and villains have hastily left town for the more glamorous digs of New York and Los Angeles, leaving residents to go about their day in a state of normalcy without all the hype and fanfare.
There无毛视频檚 certainly something to be said for living a quiet life as Messersmith crafts a delightful soundtrack that allows all of us to play pretend superhero in our own little world.
Clint Rhodes is the 无毛视频-Standard music reviewer. He can be reached at clinton43@me.com.