As Alex Izenberg was piecing together the sweeping, psychedelic opuses on his full-band debut Alex Izenberg & The Exiles, the Los Angeles artist was focused on a simple goal: making something built to last. At the heart of his songs are bold ideas that take inspiration from the heady musings of philosopher Alan Watts, the multi-layered storytelling of King Crimson, and the imagistic vistas of Fleet Foxes. While the subject matter may feel esoteric—“My unconscious named the tongue/Of the lights of closed eyes” goes a characteristic lyric—Izenberg and his band let the music drift pleasantly to earth. The melodies are romantic and warm, and the arrangements are invitingly expansive, making expert use of a new ensemble formed around the strongest songs of his career.
Tracklist
- The Gospel of Exiles
- An Obscured Odyssey
- The Wraith Behind Our Eyes
- Drinking the Dusk Away
- Dreams of Déjà VU
- Threaded Dances
- Only the Moon Knows
- Pareidolia
- United States (Of Mind)
- Apophenia
- As the Dawn Serenades the Dark
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