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From the opening "And Your Bird Can Sing" guitar figure and the sweet, keening sadness of the lead vocal onward, "Pressing Mesh," the opening track on 2019's
There Is No Feeling Better
, makes it clear that
Mike Adams
is a pop savant of the first order. The rest of the fourth album from his project
Mike Adams at His Honest Weight
does absolutely nothing to dilute the power of a stellar opening track, and
Adams
is clearly a guy with an uncommon talent for writing great pop tunes and giving them shape in the studio. While power pop fans will doubtless dig
, that's not exactly what
is doing here. He has a fine way with a melody and a hook, but these songs travel at a comfortable mid-tempo pace, and the production and arrangements reflect not a spunky guitar-based sound that could be recreated on-stage but rather a polished confection with layers of guitar, keys, occasional horns and strings, and banks of backing vocalists to give the performances depth and texture. There are moments where
sounds like he could be the less-cheerful
Emitt Rhodes
of the Midwest (like
Rhodes
,
is a multi-instrumentalist and he plays most of the parts on these sessions), and the craft of his songwriting and the skill set of his performances are genuinely impressive throughout, while co-producer
Adam Jessup
helps to give this album a focus and coherence that serves his strengths well.
lives up to the canny double meaning of its title; most of these 11 songs depict a man who has been disappointed in life and love, but the frothy joy of the music makes the music irresistible to practically anyone with a fondness for the golden era of pop music in the 1960s and '70s.
has been a cult favorite since his days with the group
Husband & Wife
, and
demonstrates that it's high time his following became larger and more widespread -- his talent is certainly deserving of it. ~ Mark Deming
There Is No Feeling Better
, makes it clear that
Mike Adams
is a pop savant of the first order. The rest of the fourth album from his project
Mike Adams at His Honest Weight
does absolutely nothing to dilute the power of a stellar opening track, and
Adams
is clearly a guy with an uncommon talent for writing great pop tunes and giving them shape in the studio. While power pop fans will doubtless dig
, that's not exactly what
is doing here. He has a fine way with a melody and a hook, but these songs travel at a comfortable mid-tempo pace, and the production and arrangements reflect not a spunky guitar-based sound that could be recreated on-stage but rather a polished confection with layers of guitar, keys, occasional horns and strings, and banks of backing vocalists to give the performances depth and texture. There are moments where
sounds like he could be the less-cheerful
Emitt Rhodes
of the Midwest (like
Rhodes
,
is a multi-instrumentalist and he plays most of the parts on these sessions), and the craft of his songwriting and the skill set of his performances are genuinely impressive throughout, while co-producer
Adam Jessup
helps to give this album a focus and coherence that serves his strengths well.
lives up to the canny double meaning of its title; most of these 11 songs depict a man who has been disappointed in life and love, but the frothy joy of the music makes the music irresistible to practically anyone with a fondness for the golden era of pop music in the 1960s and '70s.
has been a cult favorite since his days with the group
Husband & Wife
, and
demonstrates that it's high time his following became larger and more widespread -- his talent is certainly deserving of it. ~ Mark Deming
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