'Perdida' is the sound of a band stretching beyond its own self-imposed limits to challenge what a so-called “acoustic album” can be. Here's sabyRK_'s review of STPBand's newest -
, the first signs of quirkiness began to define its sound at its outer edges, along with an increasingly apparent knack for amalgamating elements of classic rock and psychedelia.
It was still far from obvious, though, that Weiland and bassist/guitarist Robert DeLeo both harbored far-reaching tastes that extended well beyond the band’s purview. Their next album would provide enough evidence for us to reasonably speculate whether DeLeo and Weiland would have found themselves equally at home working in other, more challenging genres like jazz, art rock and post-punk.
Once again, the lack of irony is crucial. With the string arrangement on the title track, for example, the band draws from the same melodramatic presentation that made, say, Neil Diamond andhousehold names. But the sincerity of Gutt’s lyrics about fading love, conflicted love, departed love, lingering love—and sometimes all of the above wrapped into one—give the music a vulnerability that’s especially poignant considering the band’s age.
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