{"id":25790,"date":"2023-08-09T05:30:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T09:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/?p=25790"},"modified":"2023-08-08T13:01:53","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T17:01:53","slug":"album-review-dan-kibler-idiomatic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/09\/album-review-dan-kibler-idiomatic\/","title":{"rendered":"Album Review: Dan Kibler \u2013 Idiomatic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-25791\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/dan_kibler_idiomatic.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/dan_kibler_idiomatic.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/dan_kibler_idiomatic-295x300.jpg 295w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/>I wouldn\u2019t necessarily bet my retirement savings on it, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/artist\/1447649-Dan-Kibler\">if Discogs is correct<\/a>, <i>Idiomatic<\/i> is the first new release from Dan Kibler since his self-titled album from 2012. As it happens, <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/2012\/06\/13\/album-review-dan-kibler\/\">I reviewed that one<\/a>, and I\u2019m pleased to have this latest one in hand.<\/p>\n<p>More than a decade ago I characterized <i>Dan Kibler<\/i> as a kind of power pop with twang, akin to the work of Tom Petty. Time has a way of changing things, but in this case I don\u2019t know if it\u2019s Kibler or me. The album\u2019s opening track \u201cThis World\u201d feels less countrified that what I recall of his previous offering. The soaring guitar lead sounds almost as if it was executed using an ebow. Ain\u2019t nuthin\u2019 c&amp;w about that. Technical questions aside, it\u2019s a catchy tune with a memorable melody, nice harmony work and some spirited drumming.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRail Me Down\u201d features lots of earnestly strummed acoustic guitars, assertive bass and another catchy melody. \u201cSee You There\u201d combined a contemplative character, wordless vocal harmonies and some lovely twelve-string guitar. \u201cDon\u2019t Go for the Money\u201d rocks harder, with an infectious, swinging vibe. The production aesthetic is straightforward, and suits the song perfectly.<\/p>\n<p>The midtempo \u201cI Don\u2019t Like You\u201d employs some nicely Leslie\u2019d electric guitar, a loping melody and some alluring chord changes. \u201cI\u2019m Still Here\u201d has a gospel-by-way-of-The-Band character. With its gentle yet assertive picking, \u201cMystery Girl\u201d evokes \u2013 intentionally or not \u2013 some of the best alternarock of the \u201880s. It may be the best cut on <i>Idiomatic<\/i>. \u201cFear What You Know\u201d ups the distortion quotient, but adds a driving bass line and soaring harmony vocals to sweeten the recipe; it feels a bit like prime-era Posies or Greenberry Woods.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWords\u201d \u2013 not the Monkees tune \u2013 lifts its drum pattern from any number of Phil Spector productions. Its melody is warmly familiar, too. But the result somehow feels original and compelling. With some highly effective keyboard textures, it gives \u201cMystery Girl\u201d a run for the honor of the album\u2019s finest track. And the last track, \u201cYou\u2019re Gone\u201d is another winner, an impassioned rocker that distills all of the album\u2019s virtues into a single song. As fine as Kibler\u2019s 2012 album is, a decade-plus later he\u2019s managed the feat of besting it with <i>Idiomatic<\/i>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I wouldn\u2019t necessarily bet my retirement savings on it, but if Discogs is correct, Idiomatic is the first new release from Dan Kibler since his self-titled album from 2012. 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