Tasjan! Tasjan! Tasjan!

AlbumFeb 05 / 202111 songs, 37m 50s80%
Soft Rock
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A former glam-rock guitarist, Aaron Lee Tasjan is more musically diverse than his 2016 Americana-leaning breakout *Silver Tears* may have suggested. On his fourth album *Tasjan! Tasjan! Tasjan!*, the Nashville-based singer-songwriter and guitarist fully explores his kaleidoscopic vision, fusing Petty-esque heartland rock, Velvet Underground-style art pop, Beatles-styled psychedelia, and modern Americana to craft a truly singular sound. Opening track \"Sunday Women\" is spacey and playful, with Tasjan\'s guitar, at times, mimicking a synthesizer. \"Computer of Love\" pairs incisive lyrics and an acid-laced arrangement to turn a keen eye on social-media-induced narcissism. And on tracks like \"Feminine Walk,\" \"Up All Night,\" and \"Dada Bois,\" Tasjan frankly acknowledges his own gender and sexual fluidity, with vulnerability, heart, and a healthy dose of humor. It\'s appropriate that Tasjan offered this LP as a (cleverly) self-titled project, as it\'s his most fully realized work yet.

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Tasjan! swaggers in a fashion that's nearly boastful: it sends a signal that the Nashville-based singer/songwriter/guitarist Aaron Lee Tasjan isn't bashful about his idiosyncratic talents.

The album is inexorably tied to lessons from the singer’s past—the reward of a long, strange trip.

8 / 10

Aaron Lee Tasjan is a mad, creative, singer-songwriting, guitar-playing genius.

8 / 10