Grey Tickles, Black PressureJohn Grant · 2015

rollingstone

7.0

“Some songwriters pen clever lyrics but vocalize them awkwardly, or compose intricate melodies yet package them in mundane arrangements. John Grant isn't like that. Possessed of a smooth but aching baritone, this Colorado-raised, Iceland-based expat evokes the lushest masters of Seventies rock while delivering sociological commentary and self-deprecating wit offset by dreamlike symphonic-synthetic ”

thelineofbestfit

6.0

“For better and worse, Grey Tickles, Black Pressure achieves peak John Grant”