{"id":3119,"date":"2015-03-16T15:19:24","date_gmt":"2015-03-16T19:19:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/?p=3119"},"modified":"2015-03-23T13:38:48","modified_gmt":"2015-03-23T17:38:48","slug":"twin-shadow-eclipse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/twin-shadow-eclipse\/","title":{"rendered":"Twin Shadow <br>Eclipse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/twin_shadow-eclipse.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-3120\" src=\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/twin_shadow-eclipse.jpg\" alt=\"Twin Shadow, Eclipse\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/twin_shadow-eclipse.jpg 250w, https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/twin_shadow-eclipse-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a>On <i>Eclipse<\/i> (Warner Bros. Records), our hero, George Lewis, Jr, is wounded and weak, overwhelmed by an attraction so forceful it blocks out the sun. He adheres pretty closely to his tried and tested recipes here, blending pop influences in familiar forms, with pulsing and pounding basses leading the way. He only occasionally experiments with new sounds. As the opening \u201cFlatliners\u201d creeps in, it\u2019s unclear if he\u2019s evoking Nine Inch Nails or Drake. Ostensibly it\u2019s a sad song about a heartless lover \u201cbreaking promises,\u201d but he still takes a moment to remind us to \u201cpump, pump, pump it up.\u201d This is a guy, after all, who likes to be photographed in a fringed leather jacket.<\/p>\n<p>The album\u2019s spirits rise and fall with alarming suddenness, but isn\u2019t that what obsessive love is like? The anguish of \u201cFlatliners\u201d gives way to the bouncy defiance of \u201cWhen the Lights Turn Out.\u201d If he sold this song to Rhianna, it would absolutely be a worldwide hit. Maybe this is his most direct bid for the big time as the melody is simply irresistible, but I hope he doesn\u2019t tread any closer to mainstream songwriting. The song is catchy, but the lyrics lack the attitude of his best work.<\/p>\n<p>The middle of the album suffers from the sequencing of the songs. We get bogged down in three straight tracks of middling tempos and tempered ambition. The kind of lonely longing that was so edgy on his last record is neutered here, and it lacks energy. These songs (\u201cAlone,\u201d \u201cEclipse,\u201d and \u201cTurn Me Up\u201d) will be perfect for soundtracking primetime dramas, but they won\u2019t make my \u201cbest of Twin Shadow\u201d mixtape.<\/p>\n<p>The remainder of the album proves that Twin Shadow is more than ready for the music videos, the dark rock clubs, and anthemic summer nights. \u201cI\u2019m Ready\u201d and \u201cOld Love\/New Love\u201d make a killer combo that lifts you up and then drops you right into the center of the dancefloor. \u201cTo the Top\u201d is epic, though whether it\u2019s more reminiscent of Prince or Survivor probably depends on the intensity of your affection for Twin Shadow. Despite its muddled middle, <i>Eclipse<\/i> is the right album for the moment. 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