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- Summary: The latest full-length release from the Timothy Showalter music project Strand Of Oaks was written while he was on the TV series, Mayans M.C. and influenced by "Ram Dass, yoga, Freddie Mercury, Alice Coltrane, and the Beastie Boys."
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- Record Label: Western Vinyl Records
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock
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Record CollectorJun 18, 2024Miracle Focus testifies to the revivifying powers of curiosity and communion with invitingly expansive, epiphanic fervour. [Jul 24, p.107]
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Jun 18, 2024It takes a little getting used to; his magnetism has often centered around the pain you hear just below the surface of his voice. That pain has served him in the past, but Showalter knows it can’t sustain him. On Miracle Focus he’s doing everything he can to move beyond it.
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UncutJun 18, 2024These essentially dour, '90s synth sounds aren't an obvious nirvana, though, but a wounded vocal sensitivity sometimes suggesting Midlake and Harp's Tim Smith, and deceptively crafted lyrics, add complexity to the prayers for peace. [Jul 2024, p.39]
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MojoJun 18, 2024Easy to be cynical about Miracle Focus's natural-high alternative to Showalter's lysergic past, perhaps, but spacey, transcendent opener More You finds him in a wonderous, enviably alive place. [Jul 2024, p.91]