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MH-280 Brothertiger - Golden Years  Golden Years, the first album by Ohio’s Brothertiger, is a chilled-out exploration of creator John Jagos’ lush, lo-fi dance world. “I’ve Been Waiting” is what Ariel Pink might’ve sounded like if he’d been fixated on disco and new wave instead of classic rock, while the full-tilt groove of “Out of Line” brings the club to the bedroom on the back of a hook that could easily be from Zapp and Roger. Most of Golden Years is subdued, though, with Brothertiger building upon cassette beats to create ornate-yet-subtle chillwave landscapes on tracks like “Too Convinced to Care” and the encircling, ethereal “Wind at My Back.” Shades of emotion drift across the album, finding articulation in the vocal “ahhs” and “oohs” with which Jagos pads his compositions. These all come together on the album’s title track and centerpiece, with upward moving wall-of-synth production that leads to the following lyrical aspiration: “I’ve been waiting so long to be somewhere.” Golden Years proves that Jagos need not wait any longer. |
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| Reviews Summary |
| Much of Golden Years should be filed under the electro-pop heading, especially the title track which is one of the stand out's (think M83 having a wrestle with MGMT). - Altsounds / This is a beautiful and catchy record that proves one man can do it all and do it well. - Pop Stereo / A dance record, of sorts. It’s electronic lo-fi hipswaysynth. - Berkeley Place |
| Brothertiger is set to finally drop his debut album, Golden Years. The man behind the moniker is John Jagos, and he has been on our radar here at Indie30 since we featured his stellar track, 'Vision Tunnels' back in mid 2010. The debut follows many releases over the last few years, including remixes for Keep Shelly In Athens, Millionyoung and Rollercoasters In The Woods, a cover of the 'Ask' by The Smiths, and numerous singles following the EP that began it all, Vision Tunnels. Jagos has had a stint performing on the House party circuit in Athens, no doubt a valuable experience in seeing first hand what works first hand. Check out Brothertiger for yourself. Brothertiger is playing Europe in April with another favourite of ours, Teen Daze. - Indie 30 |
