by Charles Davis (@LosDoghouse)
Frenetic energy encircles; a whirlwind oscillates frequencies from the abyss of nothingness. Chaotic order manifests a multiverse, a universe, a galaxy, a solar system. The breath-of-life transforms planets once completely barren, evolving them as abundantly fruitful and teeming with a vivacity otherwise uncharted.
Philary's LP Uh-Oh It's Me is a range of emotions, both complex/simple, as well as individually personal/broadly relatable. As such, the compositions reflect in a way that is plethoric, luxuriant, and colorful. Guitars weep and wail, drums thunder and lightning, and unwavering-yet-omnifarious vocals guide the ship across the terra incognita. Onerous riffs, as heavy as a black hole, travel alongside gentle arpeggios; a scream/shout elan couples with honeyed, pop-minded melodies - the type that leave one unconsciously repeating them throughout the day. This is an awe-inspiring texture, both singular and distinct, and blending so efficiently that one might imagine fans' likenesses ranging from the Pixies to the Isley Brothers to Wolves In The Throne Room.
Existing outside of today's heavily defined constructs, Uh-Oh It's Me is ultimately a creation of timelessness - the modern schema does not apply here. While grounded in our shared praxis, and the life-experience-as-individuals we seemingly have all had apportioned to us, there is a deeper reality to uncover; the reality where a twenty minute LP encompassing an astounding amount of rock-moods is both easily digested, as well as delightfully sophisticated. Ultimately, this should come as no surprise to one who is paying attention: Philary is the nom de plume of Alex Molini, performer/engineer extraordinaire (perhaps most notably of Pile fame), and in classic musical mavenity, he plays every instrument on the record. You are likely already a fan, and this serves as a new pinnacle of achievement in an otherwise already impressive adventure - and assuredly, repeat listens only serve to further blaze the paths - purchase this art and explore.