JONNY CRAIG
A DREAM IS A QUESTION YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO ANSWER (2009)
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Jonny Craig, a man surrounded by more fuss than the scene girls made when what's-his-face from BlessTheFall joined Escape the Fate. Whether you know him from his douchebaggery or his new found chumminess with Chiodos frontman Craig Owens doesn't matter. What you should note him for is he's a damn good singer. His earliest shining moments hail from Dance Gavin Dance's debut Downtown Battle Mountain, a band and album he's worked very hard to distance himself from. Anyone who knows anything about DGD knows that certain personality issues clashed repeatedly within the band, leading to Jonny's departure and an unsure future for the group. But they moved on, and apparently so did Jonny, toying with a few bands before settling with Emarosa, a collective beheaded without their singer (who moved on to Agraceful, see a pattern?). Jonny was the heart and soul of DGD with his voice, and now he's made himself the heart and soul of Emarosa. So what does this siren sound like singing from his own heart? This album gives us a pretty good guess.
All Jonny drama aside, the album is catchy. Mixing acoustic doodles and powerful strums over a bed of catchy electro-esque beats gives the formula for this highly enjoyable record. The occsional synth based backing line adds a little depth and complexity to the sound. All along, his signature soul-ey voice provides the center piece, crooning in and around the melodies and unlike the Emarosa debut, skillfully illustrates his new found vocal flair. This is beginning to sound like Jonny himself wrote this, but he should be held as one of the best voices in the modern music scene. Even the voice cracks of Downtown Battle Mountian had power and aesthetics, and this album is those aesthetics put into a simple, catchy sound.
All Jonny drama aside, the album is catchy. Mixing acoustic doodles and powerful strums over a bed of catchy electro-esque beats gives the formula for this highly enjoyable record. The occsional synth based backing line adds a little depth and complexity to the sound. All along, his signature soul-ey voice provides the center piece, crooning in and around the melodies and unlike the Emarosa debut, skillfully illustrates his new found vocal flair. This is beginning to sound like Jonny himself wrote this, but he should be held as one of the best voices in the modern music scene. Even the voice cracks of Downtown Battle Mountian had power and aesthetics, and this album is those aesthetics put into a simple, catchy sound.
1. So Many Of Us Hide Our Black Hearts
2. Istillfeelher Part III
3. What I Would Give To Be Australian
4. I've Been Hearing That You're Freaky
5. 7 AM, 2 Bottles And The Wrong Road
6. The Garbage Pail Kid Gang Bang
7. Taking Time For All The Wrong Things
8. No Matter How Hard I Dig They Always See Right Through Me
9. I'm Jonny Craig Bitch And I Drive In Reverse!
10. Children Of Divorce
2. Istillfeelher Part III
3. What I Would Give To Be Australian
4. I've Been Hearing That You're Freaky
5. 7 AM, 2 Bottles And The Wrong Road
6. The Garbage Pail Kid Gang Bang
7. Taking Time For All The Wrong Things
8. No Matter How Hard I Dig They Always See Right Through Me
9. I'm Jonny Craig Bitch And I Drive In Reverse!
10. Children Of Divorce
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