Blog: T-Sides

Former MK Ultra front-man and current solo artist/singer-songwriter John Vanderslice is nothing if not consistent. At his "worst," Vanderslice is simply pleasant - at his best, he's transcendent. It's been awhile since he's hit transcendence, though. Since Cellar Door, arguably his most alluring and diverse album, he's lost a bit of the aesthetic and lyrical punch that drove that album and its predecessor, Life And Death Of An American Fourtracker. Emerald City and Pixel Revolt, his two most recent releases, have their moments of poignancy and darkness, true - but nothing quite [...]

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