For some, success goes down like sweet nectar, settling the anxious stomach of years of uncertainty and recharging both the malnourished body and soul. For others, however, the supposed happy times never taste as sweet. While certainly not apparent upon first listen, the life and times of
Dev Hynes, former guitar twister for the short lived outfit
Test Icicles, have apparently not sit so well. Sporting a rather dashing name in
Lightspeed Champion, Hynes solo debut,
Falling Off the Lavender Bridge (
Domino) might play like the sonic shedding of his previous party punk ways that he so badly needed. But a closer plunge into the country kissed collection reveals a goofy getuped English kid plainly at odds with the world around him.
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David Pitz
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