John Harrison has been in something of a sustained period of creative and eclectic output via his shape-shifting outfit, Jphono1. This time John Harrison has rejoined with his current rhythmic collaborators, John Crouch (Caltrop, Solar Halos, Kerbloki) and Jimmy Thompson (Randall Brice Bickford, North Elementary), for his fourth record in the span of two years and first of 2022 “Rectify Mercy”.
“Rectify Mercy” is the spiritual successor to 2021’s “Parliament”. In moments, however, it incorporates some of the textures of the “You Are Here To Be Around” volume 1 & 2 albums. These sounds are more often created through unique effect manipulations, however, than synth explorations. Album opener “Let Us Let Go” features a riff and solo section with a guitar all but transmuted into a harmonica, and other moments of the album explore how far you can morph a six-string while still finding anchors in classic psych-rock stylings While many of the song's structures lean towards turn of the century jam and their tie-dyed forebears, there are other influences not so far below the surface. “That Ghost is Best” twists a Youngish intro and bridge around a dream pop verse, and then bends into an Elephant 6 outro bolstered strongly by Brett Harris’s guest harmony. “Good Run Roscoe'' begins in media res propelled by a motorik pattern destined to send this liquid light show down a winding road into the setting sun. There are moments where you can almost hear motorcycles zooming past you on 54 west of Chapel Hill, NC. At under 33 minutes across seven tracks Rectify Mercy is a relatively compact collection, and many of the songs are “short” by Jphono1 standards. Despite almost half clocking in under 4 minutes, however, John and company have a hypnotic way of stretching time. This temporal sorcery combined with genre bending and mindful sonic exploration make “Rectify Mercy” a record ready to stand up to repeated listens this season. Thank You for your time and consideration in supporting Jphono1
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"RECTIFY MERCY" Jan 21 - BAND - Carrboro NC - Cats Cradle Back Room - "Rectify Mercy" Album Release Show
Event Info Jan 15 - BAND - Richmond VA - The National - 8p - w/ The Connells - Event Info Jan 14 - BAND - Norfolk VA - The NorVa - 8p - w/ The Connells - Event Info "Jphono1, the artistic moniker of Carrboro NC-based John Harrison. With at least 15 releases under his belt, the prolific and criminally underrated Jphono1 played a set that pulled from across his varied influences, but seemed to focus mostly on fuzzy meditative folk-pop and rollicking psychedelia."
Concert Addicts ...relaxed, gradually evolving guitar jams that combine Buffalo Springfield/CSN&Y canyon-rock with 13th Floor Elevators/Pink Floyd psychedelic, and hints of Ride/Antietam dreampop... Big Takeover Magazine "A head trip of fuzz-frayed psychedelic folk-rock." Flagpole (Athens GA) "There are Beach Boys on downers harmonies, ragged stoner guitar sounds and sense of not needing to be anywhere in a hurry." Post To Wire |
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