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Robert Delong's 2013 debut, Just Movement, was a kaleidoscopic electronic dance-pop production showcasing his unique use of MIDI interfaces, keyboards, and sundry electronic and live instrumentation. That the Los Angeles-based DeLong's songs were both lyrically thoughtful and often catchy helped make it one of the unexpectedly welcome releases of the year. His follow-up, 2015's In the Cards, is a somewhat slicker, if no less thoughtful album, with plenty of hooky moments. Featuring production from Jesse Shatkin (Sia, Foster the People, Ellie Goulding), Emanuel "Eman" Kiriakou (Celine Dion, Demi Lovato, Yelawolf), and others, In the Cards, still displays DeLong's talent for bringing together an array of electronic, acoustic, and electric instruments, albeit in a less kitchen-sink fashion. Cuts like "Jealousy" and "Don't Wait Up for Me," with their '80s new wave-influenced, synth-heavy style, bring to mind a mix of Frankmusik and Fall Out Boy. It's a move that comes off as sophisticated and mature rather than too commercial, and allows for more focus on DeLong's talent as a songwriter. Kicking off with a short, ambiently airy title track that utilizes the reading of Tarot cards to introduce the album's overarching theme concerning the complexities of finding meaning in our seemingly random existence, In the Cards reveals a more introspective, somewhat downbeat DeLong. Whether weighed down by relationship woes, spiritual questions, or both, as on the languidly dramatic "That's What We Call Love," in which he sings "You heard the words of the pastor as he was praying to god, but you don't know who he's calling," DeLong fills his songs with poetic, often dichotomous, existential thoughts. However, rather than take a cynical stance, DeLong seems to have a pragmatically balanced view of the world. Even when he's taking on haters sniping at him from the sidelines, as he does on the hip-hop-inflected "Long Way Down," he remains confident. He sings, "You've been slinging your anecdotes/I've been fucking around while you were saving the world...from nothing." Thankfully, even when he's tackling complex emotions, DeLong never forgets to keep his songs hip-swayingly straightforward and melodically memorable.
© Matt Collar /TiVo
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Emily Lazar, Engineer - Robert DeLong, Composer, MainArtist - KOBALT MUSIC PUB AMERICA I OBO KMR MUSIC ROYALTIES II SCSP, MusicPublisher - KOBALT MUSIC PUB AMERICA I OBO ROBERT DELONG MUSIC, MusicPublisher - UNIVERSAL MUSIC CORP. OBO ROBERT DELONG ENT., MusicPublisher - UNIVERSAL MUSIC CORP. OBO VETIVER MUSIC, MusicPublisher
(C) 2015 Glassnote Entertainment Group LLC, distributed by AWAL (P) 2014 Glassnote Entertainment Group LLC, distributed by AWAL
E. Kidd Bogart, Composer - Emily Lazar, Engineer - Emanuel Kiriakou, Composer - Robert DeLong, Composer, MainArtist - Andrew Goldstein, Composer - Cameron Forbes, Composer - WARNER-TAMERLANE PUB CORP., MusicPublisher - Seven Summits Music, MusicPublisher - Warner-Tamerlane Pub Corp. Obo Fueled By Music, MusicPublisher - STAYS FRIDAY MUSIC, MusicPublisher - KOBALT MUSIC PUB AMERICA I OBO KMR MUSIC ROYALTIES II SCSP, MusicPublisher - KOBALT MUSIC PUB AMERICA I OBO ROBERT DELONG MUSIC, MusicPublisher - SEVEN SUMMITS MUSIC OBO EVAN AND EMAN PUBLISH THIS, MusicPublisher - SEVEN SUMMITS MUSIC OBO CAM CITY MUSIC PUB, MusicPublisher - WARNER-TAMERLANE PUB CORP. OBO STAYS FRIDAY MUSIC, MusicPublisher - KOBALT MUSIC PUB AMERICA I OBO RODITIS MUSIC, MusicPublisher - SEVEN SUMMITS MUSIC OBO CASBAH KIDD, MusicPublisher - UNIVERSAL MUSIC CORP. OBO ROBERT DELONG ENT., MusicPublisher - UNIVERSAL MUSIC CORP. OBO VETIVER MUSIC, MusicPublisher
(C) 2015 Glassnote Entertainment Group LLC, distributed by AWAL (P) 2014 Glassnote Entertainment Group LLC, distributed by AWAL
Emily Lazar, Engineer - Robert DeLong, Composer, MainArtist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - These Are Pulse Songs, MusicPublisher - Thomas James Schleiter, Composer - KOBALT MUSIC PUB AMERICA I OBO KMR MUSIC ROYALTIES II SCSP, MusicPublisher - KOBALT MUSIC PUB AMERICA I OBO ROBERT DELONG MUSIC, MusicPublisher - THESE ARE PULSE SONGS OBO POWERTEAM TOM SONGS, MusicPublisher
(C) 2015 Glassnote Entertainment Group LLC, distributed by AWAL (P) 2014 Glassnote Entertainment Group LLC, distributed by AWAL
Simon Katz, Composer - Sam Martin, Composer - Emily Lazar, Engineer - Tim Pagnotta, Composer - Robert DeLong, Composer, MainArtist - Universal Music Corp., MusicPublisher - SONY/ATV BALLAD, MusicPublisher - UNIVERSAL MUSIC CORP. OBO YOUNGBLOOD HAWKE MUSIC, MusicPublisher - KOBALT MUSIC PUB AMERICA I OBO KMR MUSIC ROYALTIES II SCSP, MusicPublisher - KOBALT MUSIC PUB AMERICA I OBO ROBERT DELONG MUSIC, MusicPublisher - UNIVERSAL MUSIC CORP. OBO ROBERT DELONG ENT., MusicPublisher - UNIVERSAL MUSIC CORP. OBO VETIVER MUSIC, MusicPublisher - SONY/ATV BALLAD OBO BURRITO BANDITO MUSIC, MusicPublisher
(C) 2015 Glassnote Entertainment Group LLC, distributed by AWAL (P) 2014 Glassnote Entertainment Group LLC, distributed by AWAL
E. Kidd Bogart, Composer - Emily Lazar, Engineer - Robert DeLong, Composer, MainArtist - Cameron Forbes, Composer - Seven Summits Music, MusicPublisher - KOBALT MUSIC PUB AMERICA I OBO KMR MUSIC ROYALTIES II SCSP, MusicPublisher - KOBALT MUSIC PUB AMERICA I OBO ROBERT DELONG MUSIC, MusicPublisher - SEVEN SUMMITS MUSIC OBO EVAN AND EMAN PUBLISH THIS, MusicPublisher - SEVEN SUMMITS MUSIC OBO CAM CITY MUSIC PUB, MusicPublisher - SEVEN SUMMITS MUSIC OBO CASBAH KIDD, MusicPublisher - UNIVERSAL MUSIC CORP. OBO ROBERT DELONG ENT., MusicPublisher - UNIVERSAL MUSIC CORP. OBO VETIVER MUSIC, MusicPublisher
(C) 2015 Glassnote Entertainment Group LLC, distributed by AWAL (P) 2014 Glassnote Entertainment Group LLC, distributed by AWAL
Emily Lazar, Engineer - Robert DeLong, Composer, MainArtist - KOBALT MUSIC PUB AMERICA I OBO KMR MUSIC ROYALTIES II SCSP, MusicPublisher - KOBALT MUSIC PUB AMERICA I OBO ROBERT DELONG MUSIC, MusicPublisher - UNIVERSAL MUSIC CORP. OBO ROBERT DELONG ENT., MusicPublisher - UNIVERSAL MUSIC CORP. OBO VETIVER MUSIC, MusicPublisher
(C) 2015 Glassnote Entertainment Group LLC, distributed by AWAL (P) 2014 Glassnote Entertainment Group LLC, distributed by AWAL
Wally Gagel, Composer - Xandy Barry, Composer - Emily Lazar, Engineer - Robert DeLong, Composer, MainArtist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - MNDR, FeaturedArtist - KOBALT MUSIC PUB AMERICA I OBO KMR MUSIC ROYALTIES II SCSP, MusicPublisher - KOBALT MUSIC PUB AMERICA I OBO ROBERT DELONG MUSIC, MusicPublisher - KOBALT MUSIC PUB AMERICA I OBO PRODUCTION CLUB MUSIC, MusicPublisher
(C) 2015 Glassnote Entertainment Group LLC, distributed by AWAL (P) 2014 Glassnote Entertainment Group LLC, distributed by AWAL
Emily Lazar, Engineer - Robert DeLong, Composer, MainArtist - KOBALT MUSIC PUB AMERICA I OBO KMR MUSIC ROYALTIES II SCSP, MusicPublisher - KOBALT MUSIC PUB AMERICA I OBO ROBERT DELONG MUSIC, MusicPublisher - UNIVERSAL MUSIC CORP. OBO ROBERT DELONG ENT., MusicPublisher - UNIVERSAL MUSIC CORP. OBO VETIVER MUSIC, MusicPublisher
(C) 2015 Glassnote Entertainment Group LLC, distributed by AWAL (P) 2014 Glassnote Entertainment Group LLC, distributed by AWAL
E. Kidd Bogart, Composer - Emily Lazar, Engineer - Robert DeLong, Composer, MainArtist - Cameron Forbes, Composer - Seven Summits Music, MusicPublisher - KOBALT MUSIC PUB AMERICA I OBO KMR MUSIC ROYALTIES II SCSP, MusicPublisher - KOBALT MUSIC PUB AMERICA I OBO ROBERT DELONG MUSIC, MusicPublisher - SEVEN SUMMITS MUSIC OBO EVAN AND EMAN PUBLISH THIS, MusicPublisher - SEVEN SUMMITS MUSIC OBO CAM CITY MUSIC PUB, MusicPublisher - SEVEN SUMMITS MUSIC OBO CASBAH KIDD, MusicPublisher - UNIVERSAL MUSIC CORP. OBO ROBERT DELONG ENT., MusicPublisher - UNIVERSAL MUSIC CORP. OBO VETIVER MUSIC, MusicPublisher
(C) 2015 Glassnote Entertainment Group LLC, distributed by AWAL (P) 2014 Glassnote Entertainment Group LLC, distributed by AWAL
Emily Lazar, Engineer - Robert DeLong, Composer, MainArtist - KOBALT MUSIC PUB AMERICA I OBO KMR MUSIC ROYALTIES II SCSP, MusicPublisher - KOBALT MUSIC PUB AMERICA I OBO ROBERT DELONG MUSIC, MusicPublisher - UNIVERSAL MUSIC CORP. OBO ROBERT DELONG ENT., MusicPublisher - UNIVERSAL MUSIC CORP. OBO VETIVER MUSIC, MusicPublisher
(C) 2015 Glassnote Entertainment Group LLC, distributed by AWAL (P) 2014 Glassnote Entertainment Group LLC, distributed by AWAL
Emily Lazar, Engineer - Robert DeLong, Composer, MainArtist - KOBALT MUSIC PUB AMERICA I OBO KMR MUSIC ROYALTIES II SCSP, MusicPublisher - KOBALT MUSIC PUB AMERICA I OBO ROBERT DELONG MUSIC, MusicPublisher - UNIVERSAL MUSIC CORP. OBO ROBERT DELONG ENT., MusicPublisher - UNIVERSAL MUSIC CORP. OBO VETIVER MUSIC, MusicPublisher
(C) 2015 Glassnote Entertainment Group LLC, distributed by AWAL (P) 2014 Glassnote Entertainment Group LLC, distributed by AWAL
Album review
Robert Delong's 2013 debut, Just Movement, was a kaleidoscopic electronic dance-pop production showcasing his unique use of MIDI interfaces, keyboards, and sundry electronic and live instrumentation. That the Los Angeles-based DeLong's songs were both lyrically thoughtful and often catchy helped make it one of the unexpectedly welcome releases of the year. His follow-up, 2015's In the Cards, is a somewhat slicker, if no less thoughtful album, with plenty of hooky moments. Featuring production from Jesse Shatkin (Sia, Foster the People, Ellie Goulding), Emanuel "Eman" Kiriakou (Celine Dion, Demi Lovato, Yelawolf), and others, In the Cards, still displays DeLong's talent for bringing together an array of electronic, acoustic, and electric instruments, albeit in a less kitchen-sink fashion. Cuts like "Jealousy" and "Don't Wait Up for Me," with their '80s new wave-influenced, synth-heavy style, bring to mind a mix of Frankmusik and Fall Out Boy. It's a move that comes off as sophisticated and mature rather than too commercial, and allows for more focus on DeLong's talent as a songwriter. Kicking off with a short, ambiently airy title track that utilizes the reading of Tarot cards to introduce the album's overarching theme concerning the complexities of finding meaning in our seemingly random existence, In the Cards reveals a more introspective, somewhat downbeat DeLong. Whether weighed down by relationship woes, spiritual questions, or both, as on the languidly dramatic "That's What We Call Love," in which he sings "You heard the words of the pastor as he was praying to god, but you don't know who he's calling," DeLong fills his songs with poetic, often dichotomous, existential thoughts. However, rather than take a cynical stance, DeLong seems to have a pragmatically balanced view of the world. Even when he's taking on haters sniping at him from the sidelines, as he does on the hip-hop-inflected "Long Way Down," he remains confident. He sings, "You've been slinging your anecdotes/I've been fucking around while you were saving the world...from nothing." Thankfully, even when he's tackling complex emotions, DeLong never forgets to keep his songs hip-swayingly straightforward and melodically memorable.
© Matt Collar /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:44:35
- Main artists: Robert DeLong
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Glassnote Entertainment Group LLC
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
(C) 2015 Glassnote Entertainment Group LLC, distributed by AWAL (P) 2014 Glassnote Entertainment Group LLC, distributed by AWAL
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