![]() ![]() The sharp songwriting voice behind Torch Song-the one that put the kick into “You say you’ll cut your bangs/I’m calling your bluff,” on that album’s kiss-off standout-feels less present here. That’s true of the fast songs, such as the snare-snapping “Out of Mind,” where Cook-Parrott slurs about waking up “with your picture in my mind,” or the bristling “Lonely Road,” which finds him out there “talking to myself.” But it’s also true of the more midtempo, Byrds-descended tunes, like the dreamily resigned “Nothing Nice,” with its closed-down comic book shop, or “Cheap Day,” a ringing reminiscence on an image in an old magazine. But the group’s highest-profile release to date feels strangely like a missed opportunity.Īlthough Play the Songs You Like is 16 tracks long, they tend to blur together. Cook-Parrott’s slurry squeak of a voice, which many first heard on Waxahatchee’s 2013 album Cerulean Salt, remains a distinctive instrument, and there’s a spirited sincerity to these songs that should keep the already-converted bouncing around mistily in ramshackle venues. Like its predecessor, it’s packed with short, energetic songs that tend toward bashful yearning. Play the Songs You Like, the first full-length Radiator Hospital LP since Torch Song, once again teams Cook-Parrott with fellow guitarist-vocalist Cynthia Schemmer, drummer Jeff Bolt, and bass player Jon Rybicki.
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