American Wrestlers
The backstory is a good one. Gary McClure, once of the Manchester, UK–based group Working for a Nuclear Free City, moves to the Midwestern United States for a woman; then, with the cheapest equipment available, he records this enjoyable guitar-pop album. \"Lo-fi\" hardly means anything here, since the songs sound fully fleshed-out. In other words, it doesn’t feel like a gimmick. The beauty of songs like \"I Can Do No Wrong,” “The Rest of You,” and “Kelly” is kept intact and made easier on the ears by a consistency of tone and approach. Numerous comparisons made to other lo-fi and even mainstream acts seem superfluous.
American Wrestlers is the home-recorded project of Gary McClure, and his album boasts some of the virtues of his circa-2011 Fat Possum labelmates: the dog-eared alt-rock melodies of Yuck; the lo-fi, low-end thump of Youth Lagoon; the oddball psych odysseys of Unknown Mortal Orchestra.
American Wrestlers is the home-recorded project of Gary McClure, and his album boasts some of the virtues of his circa-2011 Fat Possum labelmates: the dog-eared alt-rock melodies of Yuck; the lo-fi, low-end thump of Youth Lagoon; the oddball psych odysseys of Unknown Mortal Orchestra.
Review of the new self-titled album by American Wrestlers, the LP comes out on April 7th via Fat Possum. The lead single is "Kelly," is now streaming.
Review of the new self-titled album by American Wrestlers, the LP comes out on April 7th via Fat Possum. The lead single is "Kelly," is now streaming.