Karl Mitchell aka Mountainista is a solo act from Atlanta who recently released Fan Fiction. Fan Fiction revolves around guitar and a good amount of vocal harmonies, The first name that came to mind was Brian Wilson. The guitar is often slightly distorted and in most case revolves around major and minor chords.
Fan Fiction is about a specific story. According to Mitchell, “the four songs of Fan Fiction are named after terminology from Joseph Campbell's model of the hero's journey. The songs follow the story arc of a guy falling in love with a woman from the movies. It isn't specified whether the guy is in love with an actress or a character because I don't think he would be able to discern that himself. It's a story of a celebrity crush that gets out of hand. Up first is “Call To Action” which starts with a softly strummed, guitar and vocals that reciprocate the soft playing on the guitar. The first transition before the one-minute mark is where the Beach Boys-esque vocal harmonies come into play. As the song progress there are a number of well done vocal harmonies. The same could be said of “Belly of the Whale.” There are some memorable parts in the song. The one that really stuck out was when Mitchell implemented baritone vocal melodies. The recording quality takes a dip on “Refusal to Return” which was also accompanied by some screaming. “Of Two Worlds” was the centerpiece. The song has a lot of transitions, is dynamic and has some interesting crescendos. The lo-fi quality was a little hard to get past at times. These types of vocal harmonies usually sound best with some more clarity and sheen. There were times when the guitar felt like it was overtaking the vocals. Overall, there are some solid ideas here and I think there is a good amount of potential as well. I would love to hear a little more instrumentation and a little boost in the engineering department next time around.
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