Everybody's Houdini is the latest from Don't Blink. I've mentioned before that the artist is very prolific. This release adds to his already impressive discography. He mentions on his Bandcamp page: “I think every group of song has their own character depending on when in an artist life the songs were written or, when in ( in this case ) what was happening around me soaked into these songs, written between November, 2020 and March, 2021 a lot has happened to us collectively, I would like to think my music reflects, at the very least what’s happening.”
The album seems to revolve around politics, COVID and the general feeling a lot of us have had during these times. “Crawling Up The Walls To Eden” is the first song and is an intense song which is a little over seven minutes long. The instrumentation creates a psychedelic swirl of music that provides the canvas for the interpretative lyrics. “Reach The Day” contains a little more levity and seems to be about someone who can provide some solace in trying times. The music is again sort of psychedelic sounding because of how much is happening. “Day By Day'' was one of the highlights. It’s melancholy but warm and contains some fantastic piano that was impressive on both a technical and creative level. It also felt like one of the more positive and uplifting songs in the batch. He has more success with “Follow The River” which was a delightful tune that was dynamic and emotive while “In The Beginning” contains some killer organ, distorted guitar and a driving sense of energy. The album continues with “What Remains” which is a fast moving tune but also very catchy. I also thought the title track “Everybody’s Houdini” was an emotionally resonant song with some more notable piano. Last up is “Thicker Than Water (when ya gonna wake up) which felt like the cathartic moment the album was leading to. This is one of my favorite releases from the artist which expands on the feeling a lot of people felt in 2020. Recommended.
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