{"id":76684,"date":"2013-08-20T09:01:58","date_gmt":"2013-08-20T13:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.frostclick.com\/wp\/?p=76684"},"modified":"2013-08-16T10:42:35","modified_gmt":"2013-08-16T14:42:35","slug":"great-barrier-let-it-sink-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frostclick.com\/wp\/index.php\/2013\/08\/20\/great-barrier-let-it-sink-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Great Barrier: Let It Sink In"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Let your ears sink in to the riveting sounds of <b>Great Barrier<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Great Barrier\u2019 is the pseudonym of Miami-based Jackson Firlik, who has solely written, performed and produced his first EP, <i>Let It Sink In<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"http:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=3564851866\/size=medium\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/transparent=true\/\" height=\"240\" width=\"320\" seamless=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Hypnotic piano keys greet the listener in the opening track \u201c<b>Dreamweaver<\/b>\u201d, which leads to soft adult contemporary-friendly drum beats \u2013 it indeed is a dream translated into a song.<\/p>\n<p>Seamlessly, things get considerably very Radiohead on \u201c<b>Hard Edges<\/b>\u201d, where Firlik\u2019s haunting vocals croon about love on a decidedly existential level. \u201c<i>Hear me screaming over static sounds\/white noise to drown us out<\/i>,\u201d he goes.<\/p>\n<p>On \u201c<b>Wake<\/b>\u201d, the tempo slows down on soothing strums reminiscent of the band America, and switches to Kings of Leon on the succeeding song, the title track \u201c<b>Let It Sink In<\/b>\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>A personal favourite lies in the final one, \u201c<b>Waves<\/b>\u201d, whose wonderfully-produced middle (a fusion of recordings, rock sounds and the Steinway), taking your breath away like a Cannes-approved indie film.<\/p>\n<p>Obviously, Great Barrier tries on every imaginable indie music trope on its first effort, but mixes them profusely and amazingly.<\/p>\n<p><b>Track listing:<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Dreamweaver<\/li>\n<li>Hard Edges<\/li>\n<li>Wake<\/li>\n<li>Let It Sink In<\/li>\n<li>Waves<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Related links:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.greatbarriermusic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Great Barrier\u2019s official site<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.greatbarrier.bandcamp.com\/ \" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Great Barrier on Bandcamp<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/greatbarriermusic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Great Barrier on Facebook<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/greatbarriermusic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Great Barrier on YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"frost-2974086161\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_98517--placement_102160\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-9536139424546116\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9536139424546116\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5501023798\" \ndata-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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