![]() ![]() This is unfortunate, because it takes away from the sweet subtlety of Fear Of Death ’s lyricism. The album’s backing vocals are harmonic and complimentary, but they, too, feel just a little loud. He doesn’t have control over his singing, and it seems that his voice is mixed just a little bit louder than it needs to be. This vocal success isn’t terribly common. And while the album doesn’t often deliver emotionally moving lyricism, Heidecker’s voice on “Someone Who Can Handle You” is perfectly suited to the song’s forlorn nature, a rare moment of vulnerability and real emotion. ![]() There are personal lines, such as on “Fear Of Death,” where Heidecker sings that he thinks he’s done growing, carrying a weighty implication of the stagnant nature life tends to take on after long enough. There are childlike lines about families of bees and lambs. The lyrics on Fear of Death have a healthy range of flavors. Sunsets, laughter and trees are all sung of with troubling undertones, like vipers waiting in sunflower fields. The light, cheery guitar and backing vocals disguise the lyrics focusing on climate change and national despair. “Backwards,” in particular, emphasizes the brightness of the songwriting without downplaying its tone. The album rolls smoothly over green hills and through sunny pastures, applying bright songwriting to its luxurious instrumentals, assisted by acts including Weyes Blood, The Lemon Twigs and Foxygen. If the listener is looking to ignite the same flames lit by ’70s rock, Fear of Death is a perfect spark. It’s an enjoyable album - don’t get it twisted. The problem? This record has very little feeling to it at all. ![]() In its pursuit of interpreting such deep, complex topics, it adapts an old school rock sound. On “Prelude to Feeling,” the album vows to make its listeners feel, promising an emotional journey guided by its title. Part of the problem with Tim Heidecker’s Fear Of Death is that, immediately, it states its premise. ![]()
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