I was working on a new record in the back of a borrowed shotgun shack in the heart of New Orleans’ Garden District, daily microdosing as therapy to break my seven-year smoking habit, when the call came in from central command that Omaha-based soul group High Up were releasing a new full-length called You Are Here, and I was assigned to review it for POW. Of course, I thought, satiate the craving with more gonzo journalism. If Patti Smith fronted Ace of Cups and they recorded with Dangermouse at Dap-Tone Studios with a picture of George Martin on the control room wall, they might be lucky enough to capture a sound as raw…
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POW Magazine Reviews Pickwick’s “LoveJoys”
LoveJoys, the sophomore release of Seattle’s Pickwick, shows a band that doesn’t fear reinvention, and is embracing the waves of change. 4 years after their self-released Can’t Talk Medicine, and also after some internal turmoil with the band and the loss of a member, Pickwick is back with a more polished, grown up sound: “We rediscovered what we do best by not overthinking what we make, and learned to love the process of creating again” relates vocalist Galen Disston. “LoveJoys is a specific type of euphoria,” says drummer Alex Westcoat “a liberating feeling of inspiration that can only be achieved through the sacrifice of one’s own ambition. It is the…