Sleeper
Many roots and rock songwriters start that process on an acoustic guitar and at some point in their careers decide it\'d be best to present their songs the way they first heard them, with only enough accompaniment to strengthen the initial idea. In the tradition of singer/songwriters like Syd Barrett, Johnny Thunders, R. Stevie Moore, Nikki Sudden, Beck, and Jay Reatard, Ty Segall emphasizes his limited acoustic guitar abilities and his emotionally overwhelmed vocal style until the songs sound like the midnight ramblings of a ghost. Of course, this approach also leads some modern writers down the freak-folk path of Devendra Banhart and Kimya Dawson, and you can hear that in the unpolished falsetto styling at the end of \"Crazy,\" the sirens that call in their own key on \"She Don\'t Care,\" and the seriously warped \"6th Street.\" In other spots, Segall sounds like he misses the chomp of a fuzz-based garage band; \"The Man Man\" is sung with a rhythmic energy that requires a drummer (and an electric guitar shows up late in the final minute). \"Sweet C.C.\" evokes a memory of T. Rex\'s Marc Bolan in its cosmic dreams.
Ty as Warrior of Mars, here to save Earth's soul with naught but his six-string resonating axe and freedom-inducing sleeping technique. Sleep with the Segall, dream your dreams!
Sleeper's title can be seen as a comment on Ty Segall's own prolificacy but it also has a deeper resonance. It's a largely acoustic album that meditates on death and loss, a record that owes a debt to Tyrannosaurus Rex-era Marc Bolan or early Bert Jansch.
In a little more than seven years, young sludgster Ty Segall has released dozens of albums, EPs, and singles, whether by himself or with the plethora of bands that he’s played with. In 2012 alone, he released three full-lengths, each in a different incarnation: solo, with his touring band, and with White Fence.…
Take the difficult tour through Segall's mind, because in the end, it's endlessly rewarding.
Sleeper, Ty Segall’s latest and darkest full-length to date, simmers in alien territory.
If there was ever any question whether Ty Segall was at his creative peak, Sleeper, his tenth studio album in five years, should put any doubts to rest.
Most ink spilled about Ty Segall takes care to point out how young he is—and further, how being around him is like being around a restless teenager drawing band logos in his Trapper Keeper.
Review Of TY Segall's "Sleeper" by Northern Transmissions. "Sleeper" comes out on August 20 via Drag City Records. Ty Segall starts his tour August 22 in LA