![]() ![]() But there’s no doubt that the void informed his performance. The only time he sounds truly joyous on the album is when summoning the spirit of the elder Been on “Let the Day Begin”, a cover of The Call that transcends the original with its fuzz bass, fuller guitar workout, and absence of tinny synths. He might not be talking about his father’s death, or even his father at all. “Why won’t you lose yourself?” he asks with vulnerability. ![]() During the chorus, he claws at the stratosphere for a falsetto he never grasps. In closer “Lose Yourself”, he wanders through a cave of reverb held together by the bottom-heavy trudge of Leah Shapiro’s drumming. But there’s a pleading grief to them that can’t be faked. More importantly, he was Robert Levon Been’s father.Īlways more introspective than BRMC second banana and faux hell-raiser Peter Hayes, Been sounds particularly lost here - and that’s a compliment. It’s not that his lyrics are gut-wrenching. This makes total sense, given Black Rebel Motorcycle Club’s 2010 loss of Michael Been, the former frontman of The Call who also produced, mentored, and sound engineered the band. Specter At the Feast could have been a complete downer, and part of me wishes it was. ![]()
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