{"id":2622,"date":"2020-11-25T21:19:29","date_gmt":"2020-11-26T02:19:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/2.dougkubert.com\/blog\/?p=2622"},"modified":"2020-11-25T22:06:02","modified_gmt":"2020-11-26T03:06:02","slug":"lars-finberg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/2.dougkubert.com\/blog\/?p=2622","title":{"rendered":"Lars Finberg"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tinnitus Tonight<\/em> LP
\nMt.St.Mtn, 2020<\/p>\n

\"LarsBeing a jaded old fuck who’s\u00a0been subjected to\u00a0more mediocre\u00a0indie\u00a0rock than one should reasonably\u00a0bear, often not by choice,\u00a0I tend to get rankled by music that doesn’t even try to conceal its influences or attempt to bring\u00a0a\u00a0single original thought to the table. When I hear an album like Tinnitus Tonight<\/em>\u00a0it’s hard to fathom why\u00a0most bands and artists\u00a0can’t bother to push themselves creatively just a little bit or at least find a well of\u00a0inspiration that hasn’t been\u00a0sucked dry for decades. It’s exhausting to find exceptional\u00a0music, but perhaps the glut of mediocrity is the very thing that elevates\u00a0the best records\u00a0to the top of the stack.<\/p>\n

The gift Lars Finberg has to disfigure rock riffs into minor chord marvels\u00a0should serve as a\u00a0glowing example for those who feel the need to pick up a guitar and make some noise to share with the world.\u00a0Using\u00a0the\u00a0conventional tools of rock and roll flavored with a mix of garage punk, post punk, synth punk and mutant surf, Mr. Finberg, with seemingly effortless cool, has crafted or contributed to countless\u00a0albums with bands like The Intelligence, Puberty, Rubber Blanket, A Frames<\/strong> and more, all\u00a0with a magnetic\u00a0pull and\u00a0genius lyrics that stand out\u00a0from the indie rock heap and reveal\u00a0an exceptionally creative\u00a0mind that’s actually done its homework.<\/p>\n

Although this is his second solo release,\u00a0this recording actually predates his debut album,\u00a0Moonlight Over Bakersfield,\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0the songs collected here do\u00a0cover some uncharted territory that exists somewhere between the refined sound of\u00a0Moonlight<\/em> and his more\u00a0widely known work\u00a0with The Intelligence. Ranging from the clean acoustic strum that grows with swells of surf guitar and vintage synth\u00a0blurts on “Lord of the Files V2” to the pummeling bass line and gnarly freeform guitar squeal of “Public Admirer” or the surprise synth blasts\u00a0toward the end of\u00a0“Kitchen Floor”, Tinnitus Tonight<\/em> isn’t a mere collection of shelved material, it’s another proof point that creativity isn’t finite and that Lars Finberg’s particular strain of creativity expands even further than his prolific discography.<\/p>\n

So kids, before you start a band and expect anyone to fawn all over your musical genius, study up on how\u00a0you can\u00a0defy mediocrity like Lars Finberg and then get to work. Thank you.<\/p>\n