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MASON LINDAHL
SERRATED MAN SOUND

PURCHASE CD

PURCHASE LP (limited edition 300 copies)

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AUDIO SAMPLES:

Mason Lindhal "Dressed and Pleased"

Mason Lindahl "Serrated Man Sound"

WITH “SERRATED MAN SOUND”, MASON LINDAHL CREATES EMOTIONALLY MOVING SONGS THAT ARE BACKED BY EXTRAORDINARY GUITAR PLAYING AND INSPIRATIONAL COMPOSITIONS.  HIS VOICE HAS A SOFT INNOCENCE THAT WEAVES ITS WAY THROUGH MUSIC THAT SHINES WITH VITALITY AND JOY.  BETWEEN THE SONGS OF ELATION THERE IS ANOTHER SIDE OF LINDAHL THAT VEERS TOWARD MELANCHOLY, AS SONGS ARE PUSHED TO THE EDGE WITH BLISTERING GUITAR WORK THAT SEEMS AS THOUGH THEY COULD BECOME UNRAVELED AT ANY MOMENT.

"DRESSED AND PLEASED"

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limited edition (300 copies) randomly mixed color vinyl

REVIEW:

Usually a vocal drone is associated with liturgical, or at least spiritual, music, along with its use occasionally in more experimental sounds. Mason Lindahl’s haunting, droning vocals has both spiritual and avant-garde qualities, but it is grounded in a raw, personal vein. Though “Serrated Man Sound” is far from a country record, it sure has that high lonesome feel.

Lindahl makes songs like “Warm Ducks,” “Nine,” and “Greater Clapping of Hands, The” harrowing and comforting in one stroke. His guitar playing, spare one minute, jagged and cranky the next, hints that the overall message is hopeful. Uplifting and euphoric even when enveloped in echo and moan, “Smaller Sizes Bigger Words,” “No Man” and the title track are bursting with life. Sonically and lyrically Lindahl finds his subjects among corners and small unnoticed moments, but he gives them grace and power.

“Serrated Man Sound” demands repeated listening. Songs that seem despairing and full of joy, and vice versa. Mason Lindahl takes and shapes sounds both fragile and grumpy and molds them into the effortlessly epic. This is gritty poetic stuff.
8/10
Mike Wood / foxy digitalis

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