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With New York City in his back pocket once again, Jesse Malin continues his serenade to lost loves and forgotten opportunities on his second album, The Heat. He kicks his best buddy, Ryan Adams, out of the production seat to take care of things himself and once more cuts apart his honest heart. Isn't that why most become musicians, to deal with the fear of loss and regret? Their wounded soul becomes their art and a way of dealing with the bad hand they got dealt. It's good therapy for most artists and a cold-water cure for a lot of music fans, but relying on that formula itself doesn't automatically make a great record. The Heat goes through the motions of telling stories and Malin is a charmer with his self-pitying poetics. Songs such as the false sexual gratification of "Arrested," the rompish skip and run of "Mona Lisa," and the haunted political errors of "New World Order" are loaded in affection and raw roots rock. Malin's drag racer-like desire to find some kind of solace with love is even more fierce on "Hotel Columbia," an excellent piano-guitar dalliance that never lets up. But no matter how much The Heat yearns for common ground, Malin's songwriting suffers somewhat. He's skilled and inventive with his work as a musician, but the aches and pains of songs like "Swinging Man" and "God's Lonely People" fall short of what Malin delivered on The Fine Art of Self-Destruction. It's as if he's reaching for something, but uncertain of what he's supposed to be reaching for. That's okay. The Heat is only Malin's second album and shouldn't be categorized as a slump. Sonically, he's progressing into a real cowboy balladeer without dismissing his punk days. The desperation of "Since You're in Love" makes this evident; however, lyrics like "I'm still sad over you" aren't poignant enough. Malin has what it takes to write a really beautiful love song, one full of love's usual blood and guts. Perhaps he's terrified -- like most people are -- of owning up to the fear of losing it or never having it?
© MacKenzie Wilson /TiVo
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Jesse Malin, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist - Paul Garisto, Composer - Jesse Malin;Paul Garisto, ComposerLyricist
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Jesse Malin, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist - Eric Miranda, Composer - Jesse Malin;Eric Miranda, ComposerLyricist
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Jesse Malin, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist - Johnny McNabb, Composer - Jesse Malin;Johnny McNabb, ComposerLyricist
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Jesse Malin, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist
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Jesse Malin, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist
2016 One Little Independent Records 2016 One Little Independent Records
Jesse Malin, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist
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Jesse Malin, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist - Paul Garisto, Composer - Jesse Malin;Paul Garisto, ComposerLyricist
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Jesse Malin, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist
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Jesse Malin, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist
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Jesse Malin, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist - Colin Burns, Composer - Jesse Malin;Colin Burns, ComposerLyricist
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John Martin, Composer - Jesse Malin, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist - James Schofield, Composer - Jesse Malin;John Martin;James Schofield, ComposerLyricist
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Jesse Malin, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist - Holly Ramos, Composer - Jesse Malin;Holly Ramos, ComposerLyricist
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Jesse Malin, Lyricist, MainArtist - Sean Mazzapica, Composer
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Paul Simonon, Composer - Mick Jones, Composer - JOE STRUMMER, Composer - Topper Headon, Composer - Jesse Malin, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist - Jesse Malin;Joe Strummer;Mick Jones;Paul Simonon;Topper Headon, ComposerLyricist
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Jesse Malin, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist
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Christopher Ward, Composer - John Cummings, Composer - Marc Bell, Composer - Jeffrey Hyman, Composer - Jesse Malin, Lyricist, MainArtist - Christopher Ward;Jeffrey Hyman;John Cummings;Marc Bell, ComposerLyricist
2016 One Little Independent Records 2016 One Little Independent Records
Jesse Malin, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist - Colin Burns, Composer - Jesse Malin;Colin Burns, ComposerLyricist
2016 One Little Independent Records 2016 One Little Independent Records
Jesse Malin, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist
2016 One Little Independent Records 2016 One Little Independent Records
Jesse Malin, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist - Paul Garisto, Composer - Jesse Malin;Paul Garisto, ComposerLyricist
2016 One Little Independent Records 2016 One Little Independent Records
Joe McGinty, Composer - Jesse Malin, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist - Jesse Malin;Joe McGinty, ComposerLyricist
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Jesse Malin, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist - Holly Ramos, Composer - Holly Ramos;Jesse Malin, ComposerLyricist
2016 One Little Independent Records 2016 One Little Independent Records
Album review
With New York City in his back pocket once again, Jesse Malin continues his serenade to lost loves and forgotten opportunities on his second album, The Heat. He kicks his best buddy, Ryan Adams, out of the production seat to take care of things himself and once more cuts apart his honest heart. Isn't that why most become musicians, to deal with the fear of loss and regret? Their wounded soul becomes their art and a way of dealing with the bad hand they got dealt. It's good therapy for most artists and a cold-water cure for a lot of music fans, but relying on that formula itself doesn't automatically make a great record. The Heat goes through the motions of telling stories and Malin is a charmer with his self-pitying poetics. Songs such as the false sexual gratification of "Arrested," the rompish skip and run of "Mona Lisa," and the haunted political errors of "New World Order" are loaded in affection and raw roots rock. Malin's drag racer-like desire to find some kind of solace with love is even more fierce on "Hotel Columbia," an excellent piano-guitar dalliance that never lets up. But no matter how much The Heat yearns for common ground, Malin's songwriting suffers somewhat. He's skilled and inventive with his work as a musician, but the aches and pains of songs like "Swinging Man" and "God's Lonely People" fall short of what Malin delivered on The Fine Art of Self-Destruction. It's as if he's reaching for something, but uncertain of what he's supposed to be reaching for. That's okay. The Heat is only Malin's second album and shouldn't be categorized as a slump. Sonically, he's progressing into a real cowboy balladeer without dismissing his punk days. The desperation of "Since You're in Love" makes this evident; however, lyrics like "I'm still sad over you" aren't poignant enough. Malin has what it takes to write a really beautiful love song, one full of love's usual blood and guts. Perhaps he's terrified -- like most people are -- of owning up to the fear of losing it or never having it?
© MacKenzie Wilson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 24 track(s)
- Total length: 01:24:53
- Main artists: Jesse Malin
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: One Little Independent Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
2016 One Little Independent Records 2016 One Little Independent Records
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