{"id":10676,"date":"2013-11-19T17:39:04","date_gmt":"2013-11-19T22:39:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=10676"},"modified":"2014-02-11T16:38:19","modified_gmt":"2014-02-11T21:38:19","slug":"record-of-the-issue-dead-gaze-brain-holiday-from-tlv-191","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/record-of-the-issue-dead-gaze-brain-holiday-from-tlv-191\/","title":{"rendered":"Record of the Issue: Dead Gaze – *Brain Holiday*"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Earlier this year, someone clued Cole Furlow<\/strong> in to the fact that Sweet Tea Recording Studio in Oxford had some free studio time and he took advantage of it. Furlow has put out a few small, DIY releases in the past few years as Dead Gaze<\/strong>, but has never had the opportunity to put all his great auditory ideas into action until he got a hold of Sweet Tea\u2019s sweet setup. <\/span><\/p>\n

\"DeadGazeBrainHoliday\"<\/a>The resulting record is Brain Holiday<\/strong><\/em>, and it\u2019s a thoroughly enjoyable listen. It\u2019s poppy and catchy, for sure, but there\u2019s a lot of rock \u2018n\u2019 roll in this record. Furlow shows his musical flexibility in more than just\u00a0 his vocal range \u2013 this isn\u2019t one of those albums where every song sounds the same. And almost every song is a \u201cfeel good\u201d song.<\/span><\/p>\n

With reminders like, \u201cWhen you grow up you\u2019ll see all the things that you wanted to see for me\u201d in the opening track (\u201cYuppies Are Flowers\u201d), and \u201cBelieve me when I say there is absolutely nothing that can get in our way\u201d in the following track (\u201cRowdy Jungle\u201d), it\u2019s hard to be in a bad mood while on this Brain Holiday<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cStay, Don\u2019t Say,\u201d is a beautifully arranged, haunting track. After the intro we get a gentle, finger-picked guitar and wistful, sometimes layered main vocals that seem to take a backseat to the guitar and rhythm. Maybe it\u2019s because, as the song urges, \u201cEverything seems to fade.\u201d The line that struck my chords the hardest, for whatever reason: \u201cNow, drive my car \u2013 everywhere, too far.\u201d In contrast the next song, \u201cRunnin\u2019 On The Moon,\u201d is driven by powerful electric guitar and a great horn line. Continuing the obvious rock \u2018n\u2019 roll influence, \u201cYou\u2019ll Carry On Real Nice\u201d continues the awesome album with lots of distorted guitar. It\u2019s a song about being let down, but it makes me smile, and I\u2019m already singing along. Long after I was done listening to the album, my brain had me humming, \u201cFeelings, my feelings, they\u2019ve gone out the window.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

My favorite track might be the title track, \u201cBrain Holiday.\u201d It\u2019s a short song, but a great end to an impressive album. <\/span><\/p>\n

By the time I\u2019d finished the album for the first of many listens, my music brain had made connections to many bands. Dead Gaze obviously draws influence and some character from music its members love, but I hate comparing bands to other bands; without speaking to the musician a writer never knows whether or not the artist will be flattered by comparisons. But I\u2019d like to think Animal Collective<\/strong> and the members of Spiritualized<\/strong> and Ween<\/strong> and Oxford\u2019s own former The Black and Whites<\/strong> would be proud of this record. I\u2019m proud this record comes from Oxford \u2013 and, of course, it\u2019s available for purchase in Oxford, at The End Of All Music<\/strong> on North Lamar. <\/span><\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

Originally printed in TLV<\/em> #191, published October 31, 2013. To download a PDF of this issue, click HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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