Fades (2018, CD)
CHEER-ACCIDENT
Some “go cat, go” speak for ya… Beginning and ending the album in Kraut Pop territory (a surprising move in itself) does not prepare the listener for the breadth of musical riches contained within: a song about monsters, equal parts creepy and empathic, sung by the singular Dawn McCarthy; a frightening/surreal rap breakdown (for lack of a better descriptor), expertly performed by Bethany Schmitt (aka “The Buttress”); beautifully tortured guitar sounds throughout; distorted bass; triumphant brass; melancholy strings; insistent grooves; a dual mouth trombone/actual trombone moment; and then there’s an endless parade of additional musical guests (Carla Kihlstedt, Nils Frykdahl, Sacha Mullin, Katherine Young, to name just a few), whose contributions to this record are absolutely dizzying. All of this wrapped up with a nuanced and well-considered sonic bow by engineer Todd Rittmann (of Dead Rider), who may have delivered CHEER-ACCIDENT their most immaculately produced (their 19th) album to date.
Listen to Last But Not Lost from Fades.
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