A Monkey Kong showcases a band overflowing with energy, and not quite sure how to apply it. Ryan Adams Whiskeytown lead singer Ryan Adam's first solo album puts the songwriter a notch above his alt.country contemporaries. At this late date, there's very little that's exciting about Exciter . I listen to music because it transports me to the unreal, somewhere definitely not of nature. Sure, the sounds of birds squawking overhead in the park or waves hitting the shore at the beach are comforting and placid, but those are best enjoyed in their natural elements without human beings recording them for distribution.
People make rock.
One Day I'll Be on Time , layers electric and acoustic guitars and pianos to create a compelling hybrid of nature and rock. It's much like those great old Jacques Cousteau underwater specials, in which Cousteau and his team would explore the sea by making use of man-made equipment. Lavalle's latest batch of vocal-less soundscapes are a worthy soundtrack to an underwater exploration film classic. It's a warm and glorious day on the boat and finally, it reaches its destination and slows. This pretty, minimalist instrumentation continues throughout the rest of the album.