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Logan Lynn’s ‘ADIEU’ Named “Vinyl of the Week” and Reviewed by Forestpunk This Week

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My new record ADIEU is “Vinyl of the Week” over at Forestpunk this week! Check out their killer review HERE, or keep reading below.

From Forestpunk: (1/28/2017)

Vinyl Of The Week: Logan Lynn – Adieu Review
A synthy Indie Pop “jazz hands mental crisis” from Portland‘s Logan Lynn on Adieu, Lynn’s eighth LP.

Both the record sleeve and the LP decals for Adieu feature a super cute crimson Pomeranian against a striking, cheery chartreuse backdrop. A closer examination reveals the pet being fed with blood from a slit wrist. It’s an apt entry point for Logan Lynn’s jaunty, musical theater-informed song cycle on breakups, mental health, suicidal thoughts, and recovery. Self help never sounded so fun!

Taken at the surface level, Adieu would simply be another peppy, upbeat synthpop record – albeit a very good one – with sharp, tight arrangements and eloquent lyrics. Diving into the lyric sheet (thoughtfully included with the 2xLP) cracks the shiny veneer, revealing an unexpected darkness, as Lynn peels off his skin, to share his shredded nerves and modern-day anxieties, delving into the seamy, sleazy side of life, while sounding like a Threepenny Opera.

Lynn and longtime collaborator Gino Mari broke the mold on Lynn’s traditional methodology, with Lynn writing all the vocals and lyrics acapella, then bringing them into the studio for further embellishment, both synthetic and organic. Classic piano pop – a la Ben FoldsHarry NilssonRandy Newman – meet lo-fi synths and canned beats, as heard on album opener double header “I Like It All The Time” followed by “Go There Where You Want To Be Loved” – the catchiest, most tuneful take on abandonment you’re likely to hear this month.

The melodicism and catchy arrangements – like the toppling piano chords and pots-and-pans percussion of “Go There” – are a perfect microcosm of what makes this album so exceptional, so unique, so palatable. Lynn laces the abyss with a wheelbarrow full of sugary Indie Pop. Read the rest of this entry »

“I KILLED TOMORROW YESTERDAY” REVIEWED BY THE ZIP & A KICK MUSIC BLOG FROM LOS ANGELES THIS WEEK! READ BELOW.

Well, one thing’s for certain: I love it when my records get good reviews.

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Read all the crazy nice stuff Los Angeles music blog Zip and a Kick had to say about my newbie “I Killed Tomorrow Yesterday” this week HERE or keep reading below. Oh, and to get your copy click HERE for iTunes or click HERE for Amazon. All the proceeds from sales of this record go to charity.

From Zip and a Kick: (9/28/2010)

“He created one of my favorite albums of last year, and now Logan Lynn is back with an impressive follow-up to 2009’s From Pillar To Post (you can check out my review of that album here).

With I Killed Tomorrow Yesterday, Lynn has charted a new course. You can recognize where he’s been – his own brand of electro pop has been given a decidedly 80s synth boost – but as for his destination? It remains unclear. With this release, Logan Lynn announced that he would be taking an indefinite break from the music industry. His label contract completed and IKTY released independently, the result is more of a potential farewell album than a follow-up…but let’s keep our fingers crossed that there’s more to come from this singer-songwriter.

The tracks on his recent offering display a deeper emotional weight, and give a sense of everything that’s come before. Heartbreaking and empowering, the end product is an impressive combination of pain and pleasure – something I would liken to smashing atoms together. In short: It’s not easy.
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