The buzzy boy with a goofy name, Brad Oberhofer, has been through the ringer once or twice. The New York (by way of Tacoma) musician found success last year with his first release Time Capsules II, even sharing the stage with Sleigh Bells and Twin Sister. His next release, the EP Notalgia, traces his own path from pain to self-awareness along with the listener, plummeting to ...(展开全部) The buzzy boy with a goofy name, Brad Oberhofer, has been through the ringer once or twice. The New York (by way of Tacoma) musician found success last year with his first release Time Capsules II, even sharing the stage with Sleigh Bells and Twin Sister. His next release, the EP Notalgia, traces his own path from pain to self-awareness along with the listener, plummeting to bottom before looking up to see a glimmer of light.
Many of Oberhofer’s lyrics circle around emotional (or physical) availability — but he can effectively turn the charm on and off like a switch. The twinkling and synth-driven “Together Never” toys with indecision, but ends with a piano outro and a spoken word confession: “It’s July 26th, 2012, and I’m coming to terms with death.”
Oberhofer says nay to nostalgia and instead confronts the immediacy of his future with Notalgia. The yelps and drawls of Avey Tare’s vocals are subconsciously present in the 21-year-old’s pleading tone. But the voice demanded to be respected is all Oberhofer. “You + Me (In the Future)” is a tale commenting on the tragedy of time and place, where he admits to being “in love with the idea of you and me together in the future.” Yet the Notalgia EP strays into the camp of formulaic Brooklyn-brewed indie pop that doesn’t sway the listener, as much as provide for a pleasant hum.
The danger that Oberhofer faces is potentially slipping from his own lofty ambitions. At times his potent lyrics are a mouthful for both him and listener, like on the fluttering “Earplugs”, where he rushes through lines like “You’re a well-painted water portrait on a page.” Oberhofer is at his best when the lines are punchy and curt, as when he bursts into a satisfying rhetorical chorus with a smile: “Can you hear me now?”
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1 You + Me (Still Together In the Future) 2 Got Your Letter 3 - 4 Earplugs 5 Together/Never
0 有用 扶栏者Y 2014-03-18 21:51:14
脑子的短评笑尿。你加我,一起/从未都挺好的~ 其实嘛。。相比之前还是少了点嗷嗷,哈哈。三星半。然后这几天听多了显然是不错了还是给你提点~
0 有用 脑子白腔荡骨鹅 2013-07-04 14:18:50
7月1日:听了一首together/never 好像没那么多嗷嗷嗷了Σ(⊙▽⊙"a...7月4日:你妹的还是在嗷嗷嗷嗷~~( ﹁ ﹁ ) ~~~
0 有用 Taecomme 2020-04-30 17:45:57
7.6/10
0 有用 皮矢粒麗 2016-08-24 23:18:42
蹦跳的青年们,喜欢最后一首。
0 有用 赌气吞山河 2016-12-06 16:33:13
且听且狂躁😣 半年后重听加一星。
0 有用 赌气吞山河 2016-12-06 16:33:13
且听且狂躁😣 半年后重听加一星。
0 有用 扶栏者Y 2014-03-18 21:51:14
脑子的短评笑尿。你加我,一起/从未都挺好的~ 其实嘛。。相比之前还是少了点嗷嗷,哈哈。三星半。然后这几天听多了显然是不错了还是给你提点~
0 有用 生水 2013-05-07 11:35:23
3.5
0 有用 Song³ 2014-03-04 22:11:02
Got Your Letter
0 有用 Taecomme 2020-04-30 17:45:57
7.6/10