Agresta, Joey / Let's Not Talk About Music
Album: Let's Not Talk About Music   Collection:General
Artist:Agresta, Joey   Added:Feb 2018
Label:Wharf Cat Records  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2018-03-19 Pull Date: 2018-05-21
Week Ending: Apr 29 Apr 8 Apr 1
Airplays: 2 4 2

Recent Airplay
1. May 23, 2018: Magnetized Stoner
Don't Be Sad
4. Apr 06, 2018: Totally A
Baby Girl
2. Apr 25, 2018: The Library
I Dream Of Love
5. Apr 04, 2018: The Library
Baby Girl
3. Apr 23, 2018: Predominantly A
Baby Girl
6. Apr 03, 2018: Waste FM
I Didn't Do For You

Album Review
Telepathic Juan
Reviewed 2018-03-21
Let's Not Talk About Music is the debut album by Burlington, Vermont musician Joey Agresta. The East Coast version of Sonny Smith - he even sounds like him, but more in the style of lo-fi bedroom pop. Honest vivid songs from a very promising singer-songwriter.

Something else from the press release:
American home tape recording artist from Burlington, Vermont who builds all his songs with an eraserheadless tape recorder which does not afford him the ability to listen to the previously recorded track as he adds layer after layer of detail to his music.

RIYL: Sonny & The Sunsets, The Lentils, Emotional, Gap Dream and Son Of Salami.

FCC WARNING: 2, 4, 8, 10
Recommended Tracks: 1, 2 [FCC], 3, 4 [FCC], 5, 7, 9, 11

1. (3:59) * A Win Song For Bernie – Instrumental ambient piece a la Suicide.
2. (2:14) ** Don't Be Sad – FCC [Fucked, Shit]. Cool medium-up tempo crooner a la Sonny & The Sunsets. Too bad for the FCC violation.
3. (2:11) * Jerks – Medium tempo. Primitive rock with melodic taste.
4. (2:28) ** I Feel Like Shit and I Want to Die – FCC [Shit]. Medium tempo guitar driven recording. Sad melody. Perfect length.
5. (2:15) *** Baby Girl – Lo-fi rock ballad. 1960’s influenced. Slow tempo. Tender.
6. (2:53) More Than You Know – Medium tempo lo-fi soft rock piece. Very 1970’s AM radio.
7. (3:02) * I Won't Give Up [Featuring Palberta] – Another lo-fi 1970’s influenced soft rock ballad. Medium tempo. Love is all around us.
8. (2:17) I Give – FCC [Shit]. Medium tempo crooner. 20th century low-tech inspired exercise.
9. (3:07) ** Dream Of Love – 21st century Yacht rock. Medium tempo. Waves of love everywhere.
10. (2:32) I See A Light – FCC [Shit]. Medium-up tempo lo-fi slow rocker. Straight to the point.
11. (1:53) ** I Didn't Do For You – Medium-up tempo rocker. Jack Name meets Gap Dream meets early Brian Eno. Perfect length.
12. (2:56) I Want To Live Again – Cosmic ballad. Solid ending.

Track Listing
1. A Win Song For Bernie   7. I Won't Give Up [Featuring Palberta]
2. Don't Be Sad   8. I Give
3. Jerks   9. I Dream Of Love
4. I Feel Like Shit And I Want To Die   10. I See A Light
5. Baby Girl   11. I Didn't Do For You
6. More Than You Know   12. I Want To Live Again