from Built on a Weak Spot by Jonathan

Rob Crow - Living Well

I am a pretty big supporter of all things Rob Crow, so to see that he has a solo album called Living Well due out on January 23rd is definitely good news to me. I was a pretty big fan of his project The Ladies last year in which he paired up with Hella drummer Zach Hill to create some fairly ambitious but trademark Crow-esque tunes. That’s just one though, Crow has done so much work in other projects like Goblin Cock, Thingy, and possibly his most beloved and well known Pinback to just name a few. However, right around the arrival of his first child Crow decided to make this highly personal solo record that deals mostly with his family as seen through the lyrics and the artwork for the album.

Living Well is definitely the first album of the new year that I’ve found myself enjoying. It’s distinctively Rob Crow, maybe more so than ever. It’s interesting to hear just how similar this album is to Pinback actually. His solo records have always kind have had a certain similarity to Pinback’s material; however on Living Well it’s probably much more apparent than in the past. There is nothing wrong with that though, as I am pretty keen to the bubblegum like melodies that everyone is used to hearing from them.