Nominated by: Alex G
Music club: MNAC
MNAC playlist addition: Maria
I've enjoyed listening to this stripped down to basics version of Greg Mendez.
I don't have too many reference points, even though he's working in a familiar singer/songwriter fashion. Maybe some Lindsey Buckingham at times, maybe some Justin Vernon. I think Alex mentioned Elliot Smith - another inspired singer songwriter. But Greg's his own man.
The whole album skips by very pleasantly. No hard edges. Not a challenging listen at all. Not usually Alex' preferred MO for MNAC. Mellowing Alex?
Just wondering - that scraping of the fret sound when shifting finger positions and basic drum sound - is that deliberate do you think? Certainly makes for a natural real context in a world of overly treated sounds. No one makes mistakes on records any more and mistakes help provide a sense that a real live human is making the music.
When Spotify finished this shortish album it played a few more electric songs with Greg in more of a band setting. They were great too.
I'll need to explore more of his catalogue. Definitely a musician to revisit.
Thanks for the introduction Alex.
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