{"id":19124,"date":"2020-07-19T05:30:50","date_gmt":"2020-07-19T09:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/?p=19124"},"modified":"2020-07-13T11:37:29","modified_gmt":"2020-07-13T15:37:29","slug":"ep-review-local-nomad-s-t","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/2020\/07\/19\/ep-review-local-nomad-s-t\/","title":{"rendered":"EP Review: Local Nomad — s\/t"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"I nearly gave this one a miss, based on the cover art alone. The cover graphic immediately made me think that I held in my hand a new release from Insane Clown Posse, to which I would have promptly said, \u201cNo thanks.\u201d<\/p>\n

Somehow, and against my better instincts, I decided to put the CD in my player anyway. And I\u2019m pleased to report that Local Nomad is nothing like ICP. It\u2019s catchy electropop, with a groove that draws in the listener. If Fitz & the Tantrums hit the sweet spot for you, the five songs on this EP are likely to find favor as well.<\/p>\n

Michael Desmond is Local Nomad; he plays everything except drums on this set. In the days when \u201cradio friendly\u201d meant something, this EP would have earned the description. \u201cSummertime\u201d is a cut or three above the kind of pop one might hear over the loudspeakers at the gym, though it\u2019s stylistically in that bag. It\u2019s docked a couple stars for the spoken interlude, but the guitar solo redeems it halfway.<\/p>\n

\u201cGates\u201d takes a gentler, more understated approach, but it fits in well with the more beat-centric songs. \u201cGetting Old is a Bit\u201d reaches back to the syynth-heavy end of the \u201880s for inspiration. The opening track \u201cLove is Gone\u201d and the textured \u201cYoung Vampires\u201d are the disc\u2019s strongest tracks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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