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Konrad ( )

Shadow Boxing
Radical Turf ( )
Jeffery Konrad of Rock Island, IL composed, performed and produced Shadow Boxing over a two-year period. A full-length album worthy of attention, in the vein of Beck and Elliot Smith, Konrad's musical talents are numerous. This album is enticing! The accompaniment is multitudinous and multi-instrumental. The various sounds are akin to a high school band practice yet practised enough so as to not grate on the nerves. Instruments include; trumpets, trombone, banjo, Rhodes piano, electric guitar and other interesting sonorous additions like cowbell and shortwave radio. The smooth vocals are pleasing, and lyrics on the 11-track album are intelligent and a psych-trip in Konrad's personal narratives and experiences. A look through the liner notes surprises as also do the album cover and art, because (as previously mentioned) it's not a rap album although one might envision Konrad and his talents as Shadow Boxing on the sly in the rap genre. Perhaps. Electro-pop band daydream, and a terrifically enjoyable listen.

 


 

 


 

 

By Tristin Norenberg-Goodmanson
May 12, 2012

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