{"id":86204,"date":"2024-04-04T11:36:45","date_gmt":"2024-04-04T09:36:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=86204"},"modified":"2024-04-04T11:36:46","modified_gmt":"2024-04-04T09:36:46","slug":"theres-weird-magic-in-the-air-with-jr-wickers-latest-album","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2024\/04\/theres-weird-magic-in-the-air-with-jr-wickers-latest-album\/","title":{"rendered":"There’s ‘Weird Magic’ In The Air With JR Wicker’s Latest Album"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

‘Weird Magic’ is the new album from Atlanta-based musician, JR Wicker. The 8 track record is light, airy, and ambitious, it’s Wicker’s debut under his own name.
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Speaking about making music, Wicker says,<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cI really find the creative process incredibly cathartic. Whenever my life has fallen apart whether it has been via divorce, depression, anxiety, or even a kind of questioning who I am or what matters in life, creativity is there to help you through it. You don\u2019t have to wear a suit in creativity\u2019s church. You won\u2019t be judged.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

‘Weird Magic’ gets off to a great start with the ethereal ‘burnt’, before Wicker starts showing what he’s all about with the rocky ‘darkness’. The electronic textures of ‘burnt’ are spliced into a dreamy rock background, its indistinct vocals in stark contrast with the crisp sound of ‘darkness’, which comes in with all guitars and drums a-blazing. Third track, ‘telepathy’, is reminiscent of The Beatles’ ‘Revolver’ era, all static, feedback, and sonic clashes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cWeird Magic was such an interesting batch of songs to work on,\u201d Wicker explains. \u201cIn \u2018telepathy\u2019 for example, I hired a clarinet player but told him I wanted it so effected people wouldn\u2019t know what instrument it was. In this way, the music was conceived conceptually without knowing exactly how it would come out.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

‘Weird Magic’ is a synthesis of different sounds and styles, brought together under the one banner to showcase Wicker’s talents. The soaring strings of ‘Oh How It Shined’ teleport the listener to a higher plane, while ‘Window’ channels early Bowie and Pink Floyd. Beautiful stuff. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

‘Weird Magic’ is a great name for this album; it’s weird, and it’s magical. It’s kooky, and it’s gorgeous, and overall, it’s an absolute feast. Out now, you can stream it here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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