Brent DeBoer – The Farmer (Music Review)
By Andrew Duncan • Jul 19th, 2010 • Category: Categories, Indie Pop, Music Genres, ReviewsBrent DeBoer
The Farmer
Headness Records
Rating: 4 out of 5
Link: http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/BrentDeBoer
“Let’s get drunk and stay up all night” – from the song “I’m Allright.” This should say it all coming from the drummer of the Dandy Warhols and his debut solo project. Brent DeBoer’s The Farmer is a short-lived affair, clocking in at punk-hardcore album speeds. But this is the farthest away from any punk-hardcore release. The Farmer is a dreamy-eyed coma dream of transcendental pop.
The drummer of the Dandy Warhols solo project, it makes total sense. With hazy four-track style recordings, this album comes from another dimension, thanks to Warhols producer Brian Coates.
Even though these songs were conceived eight years ago, their timelessness squanders the idea that The Farmer is just another experiment by some member of some band.
Considered an EP, even with the eight songs included, songs like “Is That All” is rustic strings competing with DeBoer’s modest vocal breathings. He announces, “This is a rock song,” at the beginning of “My Heart’s A Joke,” which is a better fit next to “No Expectations” than “Jumping Jack Flash.”
Come to think about it, there is nothing rock about this album, maybe rock and roll toned down and spun through psychedelic filters. But you cannot help but be entranced by DeBoer’s soft cuddling and mystic aura. This, coming from a Dandy Warholler after all.
Andrew Duncan is a journalist who has migrated to the forces of academia. He has written for various publications including Chord, Heckler, Readyset...Aesthetic, and a vast array of alternative press contributions. When not roaming the streets of Indianapolis, he is either addicted to KXCI, making music, or striving to watch every film listed on IMDB.
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