Bedroom pop fans rejoice! There is another artist with a
home recording studio worthy of your attention. Mason Mercer, covered on
this blog earlier in the year, is a straight edged Christian from New York.
According to his bandcamp, he put a year and a half worth of work into
“Slobber”. It doesn’t get much more bedroom pop than being a
multi-instrumentalist who made the whole thing in his Brooklyn bedroom. The
whole thing is very well done and doesn’t sound lo-fi at all. The tape was
mastered by another person in somewhere that wasn’t a bedroom so that probably
explains why. The instrumentation is good and the production is even better. The
only thing I wasn’t digging were the vocals. Not his fault but I found his
voice annoying. I was still able to enjoy the tape for its other qualities that
I found redeeming.
Besides the cassette, you also get a lyrics sheet/poster and
a mini photo of a man’s body. Please note: apparently there is an alternative
cover version for sale as well that has an old man on it. Mine copy is pictured
and as you can see I got the originally one which features a boy. I don’t know
what the hell is going on in either picture but quite honestly neither are
particularly great choices.
Stream + Download + Buy: https://masonmercer.bandcamp.com/album/slobber
-- Roy Blumenfeld
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