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Album: King Of Whys
# Song Title   Time
1)    Empty Bottle More Info...
2)    The Desperate More Info...
3)    Settled Down More Info...
4)    Lovers Come and Go More Info...
5)    Tourniquet More Info...
6)    A Burning Soul More Info...
7)    Saltwater More Info...
8)    An Island More Info...
9)    Sleep Is a Myth More Info...
10)    Lost More Info...
 
Album: King Of Whys
# Song Title   Time
1)    Empty Bottle More Info...
2)    The Desperate More Info...
3)    Settled Down More Info...
4)    Lovers Come and Go More Info...
5)    Tourniquet More Info...
6)    A Burning Soul More Info...
7)    Saltwater More Info...
8)    An Island More Info...
9)    Sleep Is a Myth More Info...
10)    Lost More Info...
 
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  • The King of Whys is Mike Kinsella's ninth LP as Owen, and his first to be recorded wholly outside of metropolitan Chicago. Instead, it was assembled at April Base Studios in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, home of indie folk band Bon Iver, whose drummer, S. Carey, produced the record. The release also showcases a fuller band sound provided by several guests, including Carey, who plays multiple instruments here. Kinsella's distinctive, vulnerable delivery is still intact, though, with self-doubt and private apologies among the lyrics. Though it opens with acoustic guitar, "Empty Bottle" features a pulsing rhythm section and electric guitar, along with female backing vocals. The song lightens for passages about sleep and dreaming that are accompanied by pitch bends and melodic keyboards. In contrast to that track's weighty rhythms, "Tourniquet" has arpeggiated acoustic guitar and offset keys that come together in polyrhythms that float under vocals ("This tourniquet hasn't stopped the bleeding yet/I fear that I might lose a limb/Or a wife/Or whatever's left inside"). The more spacious "An Island" brings acoustic guitar, pedal steel, spare piano and trombone, and light synths to one of the quieter offerings. There isn't a single solo acoustic-guitar ballad in the set, but even with the ramped-up accompaniment, The King of Whys is still more intimate than any of Kinsella's prior bands, like American Football or Owls, or even Joan of Arc. The album is otherwise not likely to stand out among Owen's catalog, but it's still an affecting and worthwhile effort from an artist who's as reliably tuneful as candid. ~ Marcy Donelson
Professional Reviews
Pitchfork (Website) - "This is Kinsella's most extreme Owen album yet, the most bitter, the funniest, the saddest, and the most ambitious."
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