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Recommended by us on 29th October 2009
...according to our Business Lady on Thu 29 Oct, 2009.
The Two Sides of Tim Cohen is the first solo offering from Tim Cohen of The Fresh and Onlys and Black Fiction. This guy is some kind of songwriting machine and it ain't quantity over quality tip either, Cohen delivers! These tunes are truly likeable slabs of indie rock and pop littered with references to folk, country, 70's R&B, spaced out synth rock and psychedelia all committed to tape at home on a Tascam 8 track. These songs have that instantly familiar feeling that all great pop music should have and there's enough odd little moments to keep the chin stroking types amused too. 'The two sides of Tim Cohen' shares similarities with Sic Alps, Ariel Pink, Real Estate and some of the stuff coming out on Sacred Bones at the moment but the most obvious reference is Cohen's other projects, only stripped down to the bare basics. Ace rekkid.....ace cover art too.Tim Cohen may be familiar to you because you recently heard about the Fresh & Onlys, are a fan of the multi-genred Black Fiction, or are familiar with one of his many mysterious side projects. This record, however, is the first to bear his name. Written and recorded by Tim at his home during the interim between the unfortunate end of Black Fiction and the birth of the Fresh & Onlys, 'The Two Sides of Tim Cohen' is perhaps his most personal work to date. An immensely creative psych-folk opus, it is full of heartfelt love songs, amazing visions, & musings on death and worms. Tim's songs are reminiscent of the catchy, self-produced pop songs of (RAM era) Paul McCartney and Emitt Rhodes crossed with the skewed baritone bellows of Skip Spence and Michael Yonkers. Recommended for fans of Ariel Pink, Panda Bear, and Mayo Thompson, this vinyl-only release - shared by Secret Seven & Empty Cellar Records - is limited to 250 copies of which the first 100 are pressed on white vinyl. Keeping with the times, the album comes with a CD-quality digital download of the full album plus seven unreleased bonus songs.
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