“Homeshake are otherworldly on new record Helium”
“Homeshake’s fourth album doesn’t get off to a strong start. I’ll be honest: I have a problem with instrumental album openers. There’s no need to open your record with a minute and a half of musical noodling. Stick it somewhere in the middle, by all means, but don’t go there right out of the gate. It’s an age old vendetta, so it says a lot that ‘Helium’ easily makes up for this foible. After the s”
“Artists are often easing into the perks of a more established industry presence by their fourth album — access to better studios and equipment, maybe a big-name producer on board — but Montreal's Homeshake (aka Pete Sagar) continues to walk his own humble path, recording Helium (like 2017's Fresh Air) by himself in his apartment. It's a choice that suits Sagar's take on indie R&B nicely however:”
“The former Mac DeMarco guitarist shifts to tepid synths and limp beats on his fourth album, a pastiche of references beyond his reach.”
