Starmaker
September08, music reviews September 15th, 2008
By Dan Fitzpatrick, September 2008
Waver of the Verificationist, School Glue Records
Waver of the Verificationist, the debut album from ex-Pet Monument guitarist Jon Waller’s solo project, Starmaker, picks up where PM left off two years ago, creating a beautiful and engaging tableau of fuzzy indie-rock splendor.
Concerned with the atmosphere and space in the music created by a wash of dreamy layered guitars, oft-times portentous keyboard chords and hazy, reverb-drenched backing vocals, Waver brings to mind Ben Gibbard fronting Broken Social Scene or Teenage Fanclub, while the two instrumental tracks evoke the Berlin Trilogy-era David Bowie/Brian Eno collaborations. Aurally complex and immediately enjoyable, Waver simultaneously pleases the shoegaze fan in us all, while packing plenty of hooks to keep you humming after the album is over.
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Starmaker
September08, music reviews September 15th, 2008By Dan Fitzpatrick, September 2008
Waver of the Verificationist, School Glue Records
Waver of the Verificationist, the debut album from ex-Pet Monument guitarist Jon Waller’s solo project, Starmaker, picks up where PM left off two years ago, creating a beautiful and engaging tableau of fuzzy indie-rock splendor.
Concerned with the atmosphere and space in the music created by a wash of dreamy layered guitars, oft-times portentous keyboard chords and hazy, reverb-drenched backing vocals, Waver brings to mind Ben Gibbard fronting Broken Social Scene or Teenage Fanclub, while the two instrumental tracks evoke the Berlin Trilogy-era David Bowie/Brian Eno collaborations. Aurally complex and immediately enjoyable, Waver simultaneously pleases the shoegaze fan in us all, while packing plenty of hooks to keep you humming after the album is over.
