Tyler y Zoro and The Gershwin Brothers Reviewed
Tyler y Zoro – Flamingo
Rock singers are, usually, a terrible bunch. If they’re not complaining about the air conditioning being on and ruining their voices, or busy failing to make it to rehearsals, they’re trying to find the magic formula for the lyrics that will reveal not only what is in their souls, but what is in the soul of anyone who will ever hear the song. And do they manage to actually tell the truth?
No, most rock lyrics are terrible and, anyway, the singers will admit in interviews that they came up with the words five minutes before entering the studio while trying to pick up a word that rhymes with “freedom” or “sky.”
So, where’s the truth? Probably, actually, just hidden inside a really great guitar riff and the rhythm section good enough to float it around your ears and through your imagination. If you’re looking for that, Tyler y Zoro will reveal it for you.
Sure, it sounds retro. Yeah, “Flamingo” builds on the tradition established by surf-rock. But it doesn’t end there. Just listen closely, and you’ll hear some magic, some things that don’t make sense, but come together nonetheless. It feels like you’re slipping through a door in the past and, somehow, making sense of it. Feels like the truth in standard guitar tuning.
The Gershwin Brothers – Doomscrollin’
Queue up 1970s Robert Plant singing: “Does anyone remember… boredom? Yeah, laughter, too.” And, indeed, if you were to ask me, boredom can be one of life’s great, extravagant luxuries.
Now, no, don’t get me wrong, not all boredom is created equal. We certainly have to, immediately, take out the kind that is brought upon by a boring school lecture or having your parents remind you of your duties.
Nah, it was the kind of boredom that arose on Summer nights when you were stuck at camp, or at your grandmother’s house in the country. It was the kind of boredom that made you want to create things, or, perhaps, sit out staring at the sky, dreaming what could happen.
That’s what the 1960s-obsessed The Gershwin Brothers are obsessed with on the otherwise hugely topical “Doomscrollin’.” It’s a song that we needed, a strange mix of beautiful retro melodies and lyrics about the never-ending stress we seem to enjoy surrounding ourselves with. And now that you’ve heard it, what are you going to choose for yourself?
