Official rating: 72
David Pajo has been around. He started with Slint in the ’90s and hooked up with Stereolab, Tortoise, Matmos, and Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, among others. Afterwards, the Louisvillian even spent time with Zwan. Heh. This is his second solo album, and “1968″ (yes, with quotes) features more instrumentation than his vastly acoustic, road-written first.
Down-tempo, acoustic tracks of mellow vocals and light electronics make the album ripe for late-night chillin’ and more Elliot Smith comparisons. A humming current of electricity has been developed for “1968″, just enough to give the sound a buzz. Worthy of a listen, fo sho.
