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Garrett Sawyer: Anthem
This
was not what I expected. Looking at
the cover, I figured that this CD would be filled with nice, acoustic melodies
another in an endless stream of folk records.
So imagine my surprised when I found an album full of bombastic songs
covered with electric guitars, drum machines, and synthesizers! Thats
not to say that this isnt a folk record.
There is ample acoustic guitar throughout, and the lyrics definitely lean
towards topical subjects. The title
track lives up to its name, with the album name checking the revolutionary war
as Sawyer sings, Give me something to believe in besides the sky. The lyrics are very verbose, and at times, seem to be there
only to take up space until the next line comes along. Sawyers
singing is not typical for this kind of music; he relies more on
speaking/singing the lyrics so that they are clear and easy to understand.
At times, his voice reminds me of both Lou Reed and Michael Stipe (for
the latter specifically around the time of Lifes Rich Pageant, when you could
understand what he was saying while the melody was sacrificed).
This style of singing helps with this record, because there is so much
going on in the songs word-wise that anything less than succinct vocals would
hamper the messages Sawyer is trying to relay through the songs.
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