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When he recorded the 2018 album The Other, King Tuff's Kyle Thomas had grown weary of the power pop-meets-punk sound of the band and the rock & roll party-guy persona he had crafted to go along with it. Instead, he started making music that was more introspective and darkly psychedelic. 2023's Smalltown Stardust moves even further away from the King Tuff formula in many important ways. Swearing off his sneering vocal style in favor of a heartfelt croon and stashing his guitar away for the most part, Thomas created the album in tandem with housemate Sasami Ashworth. She has a hand in the songwriting and production as well as adding many of the keyboards and strings that add color to the songs. The pair cook up a sound that's warm and comforting enough to perfectly capture the sense of nostalgia that imbues the lyrics and melodies. Thomas wrote the songs while thinking back to his days growing up, figuring things out, and making music with friends in Vermont, and the tenderness that comes through in his words and voice is immense. Maybe not what anyone might expect from Thomas in this guise, but he proves just as good at getting down to some serious emotions as he does rocking out. Ashworth's help is invaluable; her backing vocals are one click past beautiful, the instrumentation she adds gives the record a widescreen beauty, and having her as a foil seems to have opened Thomas up to being completely vulnerable and free. The combination of talents works almost like a superpower that unlocks the best from each musician. While the album does have a few tracks with a little bit of the rock & roll spark one might associate with King Tuff -- both "Portrait of God" and "Rock River" bounce along nicely and feature guitars more heavily -- where the album really hits home is on the ballads. Songs like "How I Love" or "Pebbles in a Stream" are like beacons from a lonely heart, "Love Letters to Plants" conjures up the warped sweetness of late-'60s Beach Boys, the Baroque pop-leaning "Always Find Me" is almost painfully pretty, and "Tell Me" uses the very familiar Fleetwood Mac trope but manages to escape scorn by being wonderfully light and melodic. Thomas also dips into fairly traditional singer/songwriter territory on the story song "The Bandits of Blue Sky," but he keeps it weird and wonderful with some oddball bass sounds, swooping synth strings, and Ashworth's rich vocal harmonies. Basically, this new direction for King Tuff is a perfect left turn, pulled off with a maximum amount of feeling and imagination. Aided by Ashworth's sure hand, the new leaf Thomas turns over here means that Smalltown Stardust is just as good a mellow, meaningful King Tuff album as Was Dead is a rollicking, down-and-dirty rock record. Which is to say, really, really good indeed.
© Tim Sendra /TiVo
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Pat Sullivan, Audio Mastering - Kyle Thomas, Composer, Producer, Engineer, Writer - Greg Koller, Mixer - King Tuff, MainArtist - Bryce Gonzalez, Engineer - Sasami Ashworth, Composer, Producer, Writer
© 2023 Sub Pop Records ℗ 2023 Sub Pop Records
Pat Sullivan, Audio Mastering - Kyle Thomas, Composer, Producer, Engineer, Writer - Greg Koller, Mixer - King Tuff, MainArtist - Sasami Ashworth, Composer, Producer, Writer
© 2023 Sub Pop Records ℗ 2023 Sub Pop Records
Pat Sullivan, Audio Mastering - Kyle Thomas, Composer, Producer, Engineer, Writer - King Tuff, MainArtist - Sasami Ashworth, Producer
© 2023 Sub Pop Records ℗ 2023 Sub Pop Records
Pat Sullivan, Audio Mastering - Kyle Thomas, Composer, Producer, Engineer, Writer - Greg Koller, Mixer - King Tuff, MainArtist - Bryce Gonzalez, Engineer - Sasami Ashworth, Composer, Producer, Writer
© 2023 Sub Pop Records ℗ 2023 Sub Pop Records
Pat Sullivan, Audio Mastering - Kyle Thomas, Composer, Producer, Engineer, Writer - Greg Koller, Mixer - King Tuff, MainArtist - Sasami Ashworth, Composer, Producer, Writer
© 2023 Sub Pop Records ℗ 2023 Sub Pop Records
Pat Sullivan, Audio Mastering - Kyle Thomas, Composer, Producer, Engineer, Writer - Greg Koller, Mixer - King Tuff, MainArtist - Sasami Ashworth, Producer
© 2023 Sub Pop Records ℗ 2023 Sub Pop Records
Pat Sullivan, Audio Mastering - Kyle Thomas, Composer, Producer, Engineer, Writer - Greg Koller, Mixer - King Tuff, MainArtist - Sasami Ashworth, Composer, Producer, Writer
© 2023 Sub Pop Records ℗ 2023 Sub Pop Records
Pat Sullivan, Audio Mastering - Kyle Thomas, Composer, Producer, Engineer, Writer - Greg Koller, Mixer - King Tuff, MainArtist - Sasami Ashworth, Producer
© 2023 Sub Pop Records ℗ 2023 Sub Pop Records
Pat Sullivan, Audio Mastering - Kyle Thomas, Composer, Producer, Engineer, Writer - Greg Koller, Mixer - King Tuff, MainArtist - Bryce Gonzalez, Engineer - Sasami Ashworth, Producer
© 2023 Sub Pop Records ℗ 2023 Sub Pop Records
Pat Sullivan, Audio Mastering - Kyle Thomas, Composer, Producer, Engineer, Writer - Greg Koller, Mixer - King Tuff, MainArtist - Sasami Ashworth, Composer, Producer, Writer
© 2023 Sub Pop Records ℗ 2023 Sub Pop Records
Pat Sullivan, Audio Mastering - Kyle Thomas, Composer, Producer, Engineer, Writer - Greg Koller, Mixer - King Tuff, MainArtist - Bryce Gonzalez, Engineer - Sasami Ashworth, Composer, Producer, Writer
© 2023 Sub Pop Records ℗ 2023 Sub Pop Records
JJ Golden, Audio Mastering - Kyle Thomas, Composer, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Writer - King Tuff, MainArtist
© 2023 Sub Pop Records ℗ 2023 Sub Pop Records
JJ Golden, Audio Mastering - Kyle Thomas, Composer, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Writer - King Tuff, MainArtist - Sasami Ashworth, Composer, Producer, Writer
© 2023 Sub Pop Records ℗ 2023 Sub Pop Records
JJ Golden, Audio Mastering - Kyle Thomas, Composer, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Writer - King Tuff, MainArtist - Sasami Ashworth, Composer, Producer, Writer
© 2023 Sub Pop Records ℗ 2023 Sub Pop Records
JJ Golden, Audio Mastering - Kyle Thomas, Composer, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Writer - King Tuff, MainArtist - Sasami Ashworth, Composer, Producer, Writer
© 2023 Sub Pop Records ℗ 2023 Sub Pop Records
JJ Golden, Audio Mastering - Kyle Thomas, Composer, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Writer - King Tuff, MainArtist - Sasami Ashworth, Composer, Producer, Writer
© 2023 Sub Pop Records ℗ 2023 Sub Pop Records
アルバム·レビュー
When he recorded the 2018 album The Other, King Tuff's Kyle Thomas had grown weary of the power pop-meets-punk sound of the band and the rock & roll party-guy persona he had crafted to go along with it. Instead, he started making music that was more introspective and darkly psychedelic. 2023's Smalltown Stardust moves even further away from the King Tuff formula in many important ways. Swearing off his sneering vocal style in favor of a heartfelt croon and stashing his guitar away for the most part, Thomas created the album in tandem with housemate Sasami Ashworth. She has a hand in the songwriting and production as well as adding many of the keyboards and strings that add color to the songs. The pair cook up a sound that's warm and comforting enough to perfectly capture the sense of nostalgia that imbues the lyrics and melodies. Thomas wrote the songs while thinking back to his days growing up, figuring things out, and making music with friends in Vermont, and the tenderness that comes through in his words and voice is immense. Maybe not what anyone might expect from Thomas in this guise, but he proves just as good at getting down to some serious emotions as he does rocking out. Ashworth's help is invaluable; her backing vocals are one click past beautiful, the instrumentation she adds gives the record a widescreen beauty, and having her as a foil seems to have opened Thomas up to being completely vulnerable and free. The combination of talents works almost like a superpower that unlocks the best from each musician. While the album does have a few tracks with a little bit of the rock & roll spark one might associate with King Tuff -- both "Portrait of God" and "Rock River" bounce along nicely and feature guitars more heavily -- where the album really hits home is on the ballads. Songs like "How I Love" or "Pebbles in a Stream" are like beacons from a lonely heart, "Love Letters to Plants" conjures up the warped sweetness of late-'60s Beach Boys, the Baroque pop-leaning "Always Find Me" is almost painfully pretty, and "Tell Me" uses the very familiar Fleetwood Mac trope but manages to escape scorn by being wonderfully light and melodic. Thomas also dips into fairly traditional singer/songwriter territory on the story song "The Bandits of Blue Sky," but he keeps it weird and wonderful with some oddball bass sounds, swooping synth strings, and Ashworth's rich vocal harmonies. Basically, this new direction for King Tuff is a perfect left turn, pulled off with a maximum amount of feeling and imagination. Aided by Ashworth's sure hand, the new leaf Thomas turns over here means that Smalltown Stardust is just as good a mellow, meaningful King Tuff album as Was Dead is a rollicking, down-and-dirty rock record. Which is to say, really, really good indeed.
© Tim Sendra /TiVo
アルバムについて
- 組み枚数 : 1ディスク - 収録数 : 16曲
- 合計収録時間 : 00:55:44
- メインアーティスト : King Tuff
- 作曲家 : Various Composers
- レーベル : Sub Pop Records
- ジャンル: ポップス / ロック ロック
© 2023 Sub Pop Records ℗ 2023 Sub Pop Records
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