{"id":1917,"date":"2014-09-03T13:16:40","date_gmt":"2014-09-03T17:16:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/?p=1917"},"modified":"2014-09-09T10:05:08","modified_gmt":"2014-09-09T14:05:08","slug":"ty-segall-manipulator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/ty-segall-manipulator\/","title":{"rendered":"Ty Segall <br>Manipulator"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Ty_Segall-Manipulator.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1918\" src=\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Ty_Segall-Manipulator.jpg\" alt=\"Ty Segall, Manipulator\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Ty_Segall-Manipulator.jpg 250w, https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Ty_Segall-Manipulator-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a>Ty Segall has never had a problem coming up with ideas. Just take a gander at all of the work he&#8217;s put out in a short amount of time; since 2011, he&#8217;s released more than five records under one moniker or another. Admittedly, Segall&#8217;s brand of fuzz rock isn&#8217;t inherently complex, which no doubt contributes to his prolific nature and his rush to get his songs out.<\/p>\n<p>Still, his latest, <i>Manipulator<\/i> (Drag City Records), is a clear stand-out in his discography. This record took a 14-month period to produce, which is an eternity by Segall&#8217;s standards, and the extra work is immediately apparent. A quick listen over <i>Manipulator<\/i> finds a big-budget Segall (or maybe just a patient one), with vocal overdubs, expanded instrumentation, and simply more songs. Where other artists often become increasingly rushed as they garner attention and production value, Segall took his time enlivening his sound. <i>Manipulator&#8217;s<\/i> is only a slight diversification from Segall&#8217;s bread and butter, but even so, it makes for what perhaps might be Segall&#8217;s most definitive record to date.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Clock\u201d and \u201cStick Around\u201d provide a short run-through of Segall&#8217;s tampering. The former is an unrelenting acoustic-driven piece with an audacity reminiscent of Mason Williams&#8217; \u201cClassical Gas.\u201d Meanwhile, \u201cStick Around\u201d channels The Who\u2013style timbres backed with lush string arrangements, culminating in a pleasurable cognitive dissonance between the song&#8217;s initial pop foray and the psychedelic rock jam it ends up becoming.<\/p>\n<p>Like 2012&#8217;s <i>Twins<\/i>, <i>Manipulator<\/i> plays out as a series of psych-rock tracks of varying amplitudes, with most of them warranting being blasted at high volume. Like the majority of the record, \u201cIt&#8217;s Over\u201d and \u201cFeel\u201d have motorized licks matched to chugging bass lines, while the title track is introduced by a Doors-style organ. Some cuts, however, are all-out grooves, with \u201cGreen Belly\u201d and \u201cMister Main\u201d straying far from Segall&#8217;s typical raunchiness. This is a new nuance for Segall, and it seems with <i>Manipulator<\/i> his goals changed slightly. He told <a href=\"http:\/\/pitchfork.com\/features\/update\/9473-ty-segall\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pitchfork<\/a>, it \u201cwas about finding out how to become a perfectionist while holding on to that rawness.\u201d As such, it appears that Segall hit the nail straight on the proverbial head with <i>Manipulator<\/i>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ty Segall has never had a problem coming up with ideas. 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