{"id":24608,"date":"2023-02-18T05:30:15","date_gmt":"2023-02-18T10:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/?p=24608"},"modified":"2023-02-18T09:34:49","modified_gmt":"2023-02-18T14:34:49","slug":"short-format-roundup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/18\/short-format-roundup\/","title":{"rendered":"Short-format Roundup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nearly all of my reviews focus on albums. Only when the material truly merits an exception do I cover EPs or singles. Here are quick looks at three new releases that handily meet that standard.<\/p>\n<p><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-24609\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/stay_single.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"347\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/stay_single.jpg 350w, http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/stay_single-300x297.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/stay_single-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/>Stay \u2013 \u201cI Can Hear the Grass Grow\u201d b\/w \u201cGet Going\u201d<\/b><br \/>\nThis Barcelona quartet is characterized as indie-psych, but on \u201cGet going\u201d they display a sensibility reminiscent of \u201cBang a Gong\u201d era T. Rex, with a bit of early \u201870s Rolling Stones thrown in for good measure. The tune is a slyly swaggering slice of rock \u2018n\u2019 roll. The Move cover leans more into the psych side of the band\u2019s approach. The arrangement answers the (likely unasked) question, \u201cWhat would the song have sounded like if Kula Shaker covered it but didn\u2019t have any electric sitars at hand?\u201d It\u2019s exceedingly well-done, meriting a new recording of the classic.<\/p>\n<p><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-24610 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/lujan_cruz_rose.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/lujan_cruz_rose.jpg 350w, http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/lujan_cruz_rose-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/lujan_cruz_rose-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/>Andre Cruz &amp; Chris Lujan \u2013 \u201cCan I Call You Rose\u201d b\/w \u201cI Like the Way You Love Me\u201d<\/b><br \/>\nThis sweet soul single brings together elements of \u201870s soul\/r&amp;b and a lilting reggae beat. \u201cCan I Call You Rose?\u201d was originally recorded by Thee Sacred Souls; their recording was reminiscent of Philly soul. Cruz &amp; Lujan lean into the beat a bit more, while maintaining the romanticism of the original. The flip sound so authentically vintage that it\u2019s unnerving; the performance, the arrangement, the production aesthetic \u2013 they\u2019re all spot-on. A delight.<\/p>\n<p><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-24611\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/morning_line_scene.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/morning_line_scene.jpg 350w, http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/morning_line_scene-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/morning_line_scene-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/>The Morning Line \u2013 <i>Scene<\/i> EP<\/b><br \/>\nThis Bay Area indie group deals more in EPs than it does in full-length albums, with two of the former and one album (2019\u2019s <em>North<\/em>) to its credit. But quality wins out over quantity, and this clutch of melodic midtempo rockers is a solid listen. Uncluttered production and arrangement with a close-in feel are the hallmarks of this seven-song set. Imagine Fountains of Wayne without the irony, or Cheap Trick with less guitar roar. Nice stuff.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nearly all of my reviews focus on albums. Only when the material truly merits an exception do I cover EPs or singles. 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