Narwhal (narwhal)'s status on Sunday, 07-Jun-15 20:16:20 UTC
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@rarity I understand what you mean, and I guess when I described Clarence Clarity as maximalist I meant in the sense that his music is incredibly busy, but in really the best way possible. There are lots of really experimental forms of instrumentation working in tandem on any given song and many of them are expressing some kind of implicit genre influence or trait, so there's usually a lot to wrap your head around on a first listen. It never feels awfully clashing though, at least not to me, because as I mention in my review Clarence has an incredible command of songwriting and melody that help curb some of his more outlandish ambitions, so his record maintains its chaotic fusion of styles while still remaining cohesive.
