Sure, there are dull moments, but few and far between. I really like this brand of shakedown, as a current Deadhead and phormer Phish phan, and while so many fans or musical imposters impersonate their idols, The Love Insane seem to be having a great old time just being their authentic, real ass selfs on this long, enduringly-bittersweet album.

The keyboard that starts the song is borderline Apple Garageband tier… and yet… those sonic walls of hipsterdom fell down upon me… and I started to get lost in the powered saxophone, hokey lyrics, and oddly tantalizing latin elements (the language, not that spicy music). Even on songs that I hear out of date stale sounds, like “Manifest” for example, still contain groovy, funky and free-from-the-usual-follow-this-format type of genre rock, that sadly rules modern radio. I found myself looking forward to every guitar lick. The Love Insane does a lot with a little, and frankly, I love what Wabi Sabi are able to cook up. They do with music what Zac Brown Band or Dave Matthews did before them create tasty noodles of riffs through slightly thought-provoking bangers, with the intention of making you boogie, breakdown, and then smile through your pain. The Beatles references become Four Tops sentimentality dipped in the ever-present glow of a love long lost. “The Truth” is a perfect beginning track for this project to throw “I Am Ok” to make your heart shudder. Simple but significant stuff, with a roaring dollop of musical intention. We have never done an album this way, but Covid mixed with having a spare bedroom home studio seemed like the perfect time to try” – Damian CartierĪt five and a half minutes, these guys make meaningful jams that fly by. Then, one by one, I replaced all the parts with real Wabi Sabi musicians. I was working on a couple of singles when Covid hit, and then I just started programming some new and old songs that I had never properly recorded.

This is the first of our albums that I have produced myself.

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