Anand Wilder & Maxwell Kardon – Break Line
- Post Authorby Web manager
- Post DateMon Nov 24 2014
Break Line is the musical from Yeasayer's Anand Wilder and pianist Maxwell Kardon.
The second track on the record, “Wedding Day”, is an understated, simple song with Wilder performing the lead vocal. It's all very low-key until the last third of the song, when the flutes, percussion, and enthusiastic backing vocals come out to create the sense of celebration we've been waiting for.
Hayley Dekle and Quinn Walker's duet on “Hold You Tight” is conventional and more saccharine than the other tracks, but there's no denying the talent of both singers and the happy combination of their voices in unison.
The record loses momentum with “Better To Die” and “It Doesn't Seem Right” – the tempo, melody and lyrics feel apathetic and lackluster, so it becomes difficult to stay interested, while Ryan Kattner's vocal on the latter song ends up sounding more like an attack on the listener than on some systemic injustice.
That said, Aku Oracca-Tetteh's vocal on “Fathers and Brothers” is reason enough to listen to this album – it's smooth, heartfelt and effortlessly executed.
Recommended tracks: #1, 3, 5, 6