Work of Art
5
By ederoos
Just like the title says
Fans Of...
5
By MrMikeMorotpsych
Fans of Steven Merritt, Magnetic Fields, Jeremy Jay, Trust, Depeche Mode, FrYars and even Interpol should dig this.
More than meets the Eardrums
5
By codenamebitchplease
Maus is a Doctor in Philosophy. That being said this album is more than just a stunning piece of Joy Division meets Synth-Pop madness, it is a reconstruction of decades of pop songcraft. Yes there's lots of reverb but ITS GOT HOOKS! These earworms tend to burrow in your head while hitting you straight in the frontal cortex. Consider this "As far as I know, I'm making Top 40 Pop" - Maus and contemplate why it isn't.
Great potential
4
By Hippi-Kat
There are some truly amazing songs on this album that reveal immense talent, and there are others that show a lack of focus. Overall a solid addition to anyone's rotation. Expect big things if he decides to really strive for greatness.
Too much reverb!
4
By Jesse Horwath
I love everything John Maus is trying to do here except for one thing: The reverb is too much! With this, John Maus has become a bad parody of himself . Reverb is okay in small amounts but if you just hit the "cavernous reverb button" in your music processing software it tends to make your music sound muddy and amateurish. I understand that he was going for a very hip lo-fi sound but come on, man!
I will go as far to say that John Maus's reverb has become a pitiless censor to his voice and music. Maybe that was the point?
Gold Rush
5
By needledropper
In a less humdrum, by the numbers world--airwaveswise--this would be a huge, triple platinum smash, and Stefani Germanotta (honestly, can you blame that girl for resorting to a stage name!) would give her last lobster shoe to bring over to Interscope. Forget about the buzz. Despite his Glo-Fi penchant for occasionally dirtying-up some of these diabolically infectious stunners with what sounds like old time tape-cassette player hiss, this isn’t really another ever so slightly loving-hands-of-home Lo-Fi special for Maus. “Bedroom act” it may be still, but it sure doesn’t sound that way anymore. Massive, deep space reverb and all, it sounds more like every ultra-trendy, everything-80’s-is-new-again trick in the book folded it all into an album’s worth of enthralling, super hooky pop tunes that against all odds, and in stark contrast his earlier efforts, leaves Cee-Lo and company in the console tweaking dust. In short, pretty much a rush from start to finish.
Amazing is the word
5
By Jarred Jay
Thats all I have to say about this album
Totally
5
By Mister Modular
Brilliant.
To put it simply
5
By N.A.H.
John Maus is a wizard.
Weird, wonderful
5
By kennon42
If you gave Joy Division some antidepressants, a synth machine, and went crazy with the reverb, they would sound sort of like this album. It's magical and beautiful and also kind of strange, all at the same time. Give it a spin!