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- Summary: The first full-length studio release from David Pajo as Papa M since 2018's A Broke Moon Rises was self-recorded and produced.
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- Record Label: Drag City
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Lo-Fi, Post-Rock, Experimental Rock, Indie Folk
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Dec 2, 2024This latest outing to feature Pajo’s voice unites a few varied approaches. Two longer, more on-brand instrumentals, People’s Free Food Program and Thank You For Talking to Me (When I Was Fat), place his core talents – anchoring repetition and thematic evolution – front and centre.
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UncutNov 26, 2024Ballads Of Harry Houdini brandishes a sharper focus than many of its predecessors, with “Barfighter” and “Devil Tongue” bristling with tension and those signature guitar lines that move like wreaths of smoke. [Review of the Year 2024, p.34]
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Nov 26, 2024Ballads Of Harry Houdini is more like a spiritual sequel to the rockier and cross-genre Highway Songs from 2016. It feels deceptively slimmer with just six songs, rather than nine. In fact, its total running time is ten minutes longer. Maybe more focused, then?
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Nov 26, 2024It's a more lighthearted chapter in the ongoing Papa M story, and some of its moments are among the most enjoyable in the project's entire catalog.
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MojoNov 26, 2024Those who like their Dave in lane will prefer the recently released, quintessentially post-rocking Aerial M Peel Session Andrew Perry from 1998. Fans of unpredictable Pajo should feast here. [Jan 2025, p.89]