Opening with a crescendo of sound that's like the contents of a junk drawer crashing to the floor, Harpooner, the fourth album from NYC-based singer-songwriter Paul Brill, gives a first impression that it might play out as some Matmos-style avant-garde noise-pop.  Full text...

Harpooner is a pretty good place to start.   Full text...

Soulful songs wrapped in electronic textures.  Full text...

While Harpooner testifies to Brill's talents, his aesthetic nods to Talk Talk or Elliott Smith can't cover up his lack of a grand, artistic gesture.  Full text...