6.3
Avg Score
6
Opinions
#47,021
All Time
15
Tracks
“How Long Do You Think It’s Gonna Last? is the second LP from the collective fronted by Aaron Dessner and Justin Vernon”
“Justin Vernon of Bon Iver and Aaron Dessner of the National lead an experimentally-minded collaborative effort”
“Justin Vernon and Aaron Dessner’s expansive side project embraces new guests and familiar sounds, but sometimes feels lost in its own pleasant fog.”
“Aaron Dessner cuts a very low-profile figure, even by the standards of both bookish US alt-rockers and blue-chip pop collaborators, neither of whom require otherworldly charisma or an outrageous image. Put it this way: the New York Times recently ran a lengthy profile piece, lauding his achievements – his work on Taylor Swift’s multi-platinum, Grammy-winning 2020 album Folklore; its follow-up Ever”
“Big Red Machine conjure magic but struggle to connect on How Long Do You Think It's Gonna Last?”
““‘How long?’ is what you asked, ‘how long do you think it’s gonna last?’” Well, couldn’t that apply to a lot of things? The opening lines of Big Red Machine’s second album are disarmingly pertinent. From the major chords and melodies that glide through you like a rush of wind, to the wistful whistling and effortless build, it doesn’t exactly lend itself to being the “experimental” side-project tha”
