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- Summary: The fourth full-length solo release from Chris Cohen features contributions by Josh Johnson and Jeff Parker.
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- Record Label: Hardly Art
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Indie Pop, Post-Rock, Noise Pop, Neo-Psychedelia, Noise-Rock
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Jul 30, 2024The key to the record’s immersive power is that Cohen knows exactly how to deploy these esoteric touches—every detail is carefully placed in service of the whole. That Cohen is also an in-demand producer is no surprise—the studio is clearly his domain. Paint a Room is evidence of his mastery there. It casts a mysterious spell.
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Jul 17, 2024Though there are no weak links in the 10-song, 30-minute track list, Cohen tucks the album’s finest moment midway into the second half. “Night or Day” is such a catchy, perfectly executed song that it deftly snaps everything into focus, prompting the realization of just how odd and sneakily exploratory Paint a Room can be.
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Jul 24, 2024Cohen uses Paint a Room to circle through a deceptively wide spectrum of ideas and arrangements, organizing his various strange and beautiful sounds in a way that keeps drawing the listener's attention back, like trying to focus your eyes on something just out of view and figure out exactly what you're looking at.
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Jul 17, 2024Cohen’s inviting arrangements may not always strike the delicate balance between peace and uncertainty that he strives for, but when they do, his music remains as warm and rewarding as a fresh cup of coffee at dawn.
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UncutJul 17, 2024Cohen displays a light touch throughout, whether spiking “Dog’s Face”’s reverberant honky-tonk piano with detuned guitars and brass, constructing “Sunever” around swinging mandolin or conjuring ’80s DIY indie on “Wishing Well”. [Aug 2024, p.31]
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MojoJul 17, 2024Paint A Room’s hooks work in unassuming ways, carrying mid-’80s Creation vibes à la Weather Prophets or Westlake. [Sep 2024, p.86]