Kirin
J Callinan
Embracism
Siberia Records/Terrible Records/XL Recordings
Callinan is a musician from Sidney, Australia, and this is his
stunning US debut. He’s been performing in Australia for many years.
What sounds like a fusion of rock and electronica is actually
processed guitars. This is a relief because processed guitars sound better and
more natural than synths can ever sound. And while these are flowing, fluid, melodic guitar
sounds, they’re also very hard guitars, pushing things toward the crunchier end
of singer/songwriter rock. Alex Akers of the
Melbourne, Australian duo Forces duets on “Halo” and his vocals add very good
textures.
The lyrics, on the surface, come off as self-involved, but there
is a fine line between self-aware and self-involved, and Callinan stays on the
self-aware side. Self-involved singer/songwriters are a dime-a-dozen, but a
consciously self-aware musician is not as common, which makes this album
interesting, different, and even a bit original. This makes me cheer, because he stands out, and he throws in
some gay content to put a fine point on things. https://www.facebook.com/KirinJCallinan
Andrea Weiss
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