Eric Slick - Wiseacre (IEX) (Red Smoke Vinyl)Eric Slick's 2020 studio album, Wiseacre, has gained extensive critical acclaim since dropping via his own Slick Records last August. A follow up to his 2017 debut LP, Palisades, Wiseacre comes across as a focused, euphoric collection of indie pop gems, with a cast of all star players. Featuring performances by Steven Drozd (Flaming Lips), music producer Butch Walker, and Natalie Prass (Slick's wife and renowned art pop singer), the dreamy, sparkling

Rose creates the lush world of a humid summer night

transcendent state

a facet which indeed radiated through all his compositions - but perhaps the quality above all else that will be remembered was that which can best be described as a mezzo voce bel canto

it seems to be witnessing an elevation ad astra

Penelope Isles

He deeply absorbed the influence of the German Lied and French Mélodie

How the two of them tried to get each other to "settle down" and act their age led to comical complications

which while giving voice to the machines

it's a blissful celebration of love

SONIC FLIGHT

followed by the likes of Andrés Segovia and John W

The Nebula sound is drenched in oily sonics dug up from Muddy Waters and on 'Apollo'