{"id":1624,"date":"2014-06-27T11:05:16","date_gmt":"2014-06-27T15:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/?p=1624"},"modified":"2014-07-07T11:04:52","modified_gmt":"2014-07-07T15:04:52","slug":"the-fresh-onlys-house-of-spirits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/the-fresh-onlys-house-of-spirits\/","title":{"rendered":"The Fresh &#038; Onlys <br>House of Spirits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/the_fresh_onlys-house_of_spirits.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1625\" src=\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/the_fresh_onlys-house_of_spirits.jpg\" alt=\"The Fresh &amp; Onlys, House of Spirits\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/the_fresh_onlys-house_of_spirits.jpg 250w, https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/the_fresh_onlys-house_of_spirits-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a>How you start isn\u2019t necessarily how you\u2019ll end up. That\u2019s generally true in life, but seems to take on greater significance in the music world. While it can be a point of pride to stay sonically constant, it\u2019s also fairly common for a band to get an itching to spread their wings. For some it can be a sudden shift and for others, like San Francisco\u2019s The Fresh &amp; Onlys, it\u2019s a shift so gradual that the debut sound becomes a sepia-colored memory. Having emerged in 2008 as a scrappy garage rock\u2013infused band, the group has since cast its gaze elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>If the first self-titled album has been the only Fresh &amp; Onlys record to grace your turntable then <i>House of Spirits<\/i> (Mexican Summer), the band\u2019s fifth and latest LP, will be quite a shock. Simply put, at this point the band has almost entirely stripped any bit of garage rock from its sound. In its place is a style that suggests shoegaze and latter day Britpop and tempos very much of the \u201cmid\u201d variety. Sure, there are the songs like \u201cHummingbird\u201d where the old energy of the original strength Fresh &amp; Onlys peeks through, but largely the record is full of tunes for the twilight hours. Thankfully, this stark contrast to the days of old doesn\u2019t translate to affected stabs at \u201cmaturity.\u201d Such pitfalls are avoided by keeping the songs as concisely constructed as ever. So while there is a fair amount of sonic experimenting, it is largely reined in. There are some moments when the codas drag, but they are far and few between.<\/p>\n<p>The biggest surprise of <i>House of Spirits<\/i> is just how well equipped The Fresh &amp; Onlys are for this approach. Lead singer Tim Cohen sounds like he was born to perform his vocals in a slightly removed, deadpan, and occasionally reverb-soaked manner. If you told someone this was a British band trying to break into America, it\u2019s hard to imagine who would bat an eye. And the band\u2019s adoption of more expansive keyboard and guitar figures is nicely balanced with the jangly style the band has employed in the past. It\u2019s an admirable accomplishment and incredibly well done. The album isn\u2019t necessarily a logical progression, and frankly, it works better than it has any right to. <i>House of Spirits<\/i> shows that The Fresh &amp; Onlys are new dogs with new tricks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How you start isn\u2019t necessarily how you\u2019ll end up. That\u2019s generally true in life, but seems to take on greater significance in the music world. 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