Hang, Foxygen, 2017, :32
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
Grandiose baroque pop with '70s glam rock and Philly soul influences worn on its sleeve in giant glittery rhinestones. Luckily, although the songs themselves are chamber-pop epics full of pomp and theatrics, the album itself is not overlong. Too much of this would get old to me; in "Mrs Adams" and the chorus of "Rise Up," the singer is belting his best Mick Jagger. And there's also some Bowie in there. A blender of soul and Bowie and T.Rex is fun, sure, but a little goes a long way. I prefer the Real Heroes for this kind of material, but they're long-gone. Favorite tracks: "Upon a Hill," "Avalon."
