The powerful vision of longtime Austin, Texas musician Tim Husmann\u20141st Base Runner multi-instrumentalist and producer\u2014is in the company of Bryan Ellis for this very eclectic album that relies much on atmosphere and mood. <\/p>\n
The quick listen starts off with the electro-pop fun of \u201cNear Me,\u201d where beats and a dreamy landscape suit the post-punk leanings well and in a way that might soundtrack a late night at the club. This creative opener leads into \u201cFlux,\u201d where a balance between retro alt-rock and modern indie-rock buzzes with a dark charm that’s got a bit of mystery to it. <\/p>\n
Sandwiched in the middle, \u201cNumbers\u201d flirts with New Wave tendencies and is textured precisely and intimately, thankfully, while \u201cWXW\u201d floats addicting melodies amid a glaze of warmth that’s got a romantic spirit buried into the sonically soothing landscape. <\/p>\n
\u201cMan Overboard,\u201d the most adventurous tune present, exits the listen with trip-hop and gothic rock ideas at the surface, where skilled keys mesmerize us alongside the ambience and cinematic nods. <\/p>\n
Husmann often draws influences from the \u201980s in his work, and his precise use of analog synth and well thought out lyrics inject plenty of emotion into the song craft while also tipping his hat to shoegaze and darkwave sensibilities. <\/p>\n
At five tracks, this one ends far too early, but, thankfully, 1st<\/sup> Base Runner released three EPs in a 12-month span so there’s plenty more to explore, especially if you gravitate towards names like Radiohead, Nine Inch Nails and Aphex Twin. <\/p>\n This packaging is especially noteworthy, too. Housed in a cassette, the music can be found on a thumb drive that flips out of the cassette, providing a nostalgic visual combined with modern technology, which isn’t too far off from the music’s aesthetics, either. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":89,"featured_media":34521,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"artist":[10745],"rating":[5615],"class_list":["post-46366","review","type-review","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","artist-1st-base-runner","rating-rating-b"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/46366","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/review"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/89"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46366"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/46366\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34521"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46366"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=46366"},{"taxonomy":"rating","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rating?post=46366"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}