Years ago Scott Kannberg was responsible for providing the soundtrack for a whole generation along with Stephen Malkmus and the rest of Pavement. Right when Pavement is reuniting, Kannberg squeezes out a solo effort with a little help from his friends in Preston School Of Industry.
« The Real Feel » deals with the last five years in Kannberg’s life and they weren’t his happiest including a divorce. There are no quirky pop songs to be found on here that burst at the seems with energy and nonchalance. No, this is all darker material that channels a little Neil Young here and there.
Sometimes a dark period in a songwriter’s life inspires him to write amazing songs. Unfortunately that is not the case this time around.The songs all start off okay enough but never build up to anything worth remembering. It’s a shame because I was honestly expecting a lot more from this one.
Let’s just hope he got it all out of his system now so he can go back to Pavement being his crazy slacker self.
Score : 5.5 out of 10
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