Julie Doiron reintroduces herself on 'I Thought of You,' her first new solo album in nine years. Read mrpatking's review:
With so many projects keeping her busy in the years between solo albums, you’d think a check-in with Doiron wouldn’t be necessary. But within the first two lines of’s opening track “You Gave Me The Key,” it’s like she is giving you a life update in a tiny corner of a packed bar. “There was never a plan, no need to explain,” she sings in her forever recognizable quiver, “But here I am, starting over again.
When the track kicks in with the full force of her backing band, with ultra-prolific rock savant and You’ve Changed Records head Daniel Romano on guitar, his brother Ian on drums, and songwriter Dany Placard on bass, the sense of playfulness of Doiron’s best work is on full display. Much like their recordings with their phenomenal band The Outfit, the Romano brothers add a live-wire energy to songs like this one and the chooglin’ title track.
The only moments on the album that don’t work are those that don’t quite measure up to either Doiron or her backing band’s strengths. Songs like the plodding psychedelia of “Just When I Thought” or the one-note stomp of “Ran” outwear their welcome simply by not turning as far left as they should have. Rather than adding a sense of variety to the album’s tracklist, they wind up sounding like unfinished ideas amidst a handful of inspired tunes.
On the album’s closing track “Back to the Water,” an unaccompanied Doiron assesses her current place in the world, an act of good bedside manner before saying goodbye. “I don’t need to know the answers / I don‘t need to be found / I’ve been given so many chances / There’s suffering all around,” she sings with the assuredness of someone who just put in their two weeks at their soul-killing nine-to-five to wander the globe in search of enlightenment.
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