Thunder Follows the Light by Mutual Benefit (original) (raw)
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- Record Label: PIAS
- Release Date: Sep 21, 2018
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- Summary: John Lee worked with Gabriel Birnbaum of Wilder Maker, Mike Clifford, Jake Falby, Johanne Swanson of Yohuna, Felix Walworth of Told Slant, and Dillon Zahner on his third full-length release for his music project.
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- Record Label: PIAS
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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It’s the rare album that manages to soothe and calm without burying its head in the sand--like a guided meditation through the reality of living in today’s world.
Cosmic roots reassert themselves; best on New History and the Mercury rev-ish Waves, Breaking. [Oct 2018, p.94]
The Trump nightmare goes on, but these otherworldly lo-fi lullabies provide the perfect tonic. [Nov 2018, p.111]
Thunder Follows the Light is an album that if you take on face value is full of delicate vocals and dreamy melodies, but if you start to dig a bit below its ethereal surface you find something that is incredibly rewarding on repeat listens. This is when the album starts to come into its own and slowly starts to take over your life.
It's hard, though, to be sure of such depth aid the often imprecise lyrics, gently sweet vocals resembling a semi-skimmed Jonathan Donahue, and muffled, ambient brass and sax swells. [Oct 2018, p.30]
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As an album, all the tracks blend well together so that you end up with a cohesive listening experience without necessarily being able to pickAs an album, all the tracks blend well together so that you end up with a cohesive listening experience without necessarily being able to pick out any standout moments. It's nice stuff, soft on the ear and floats along easily. One could argue a little too easily. The likes of "Mountain's Shadow" is a good example of what to expect from this album - nice solid songwriting with good instrumentation but the 3 minutes 17 seconds seem way longer due to the beige nature of the sound. Good enough.… Expand