{"id":4957,"date":"2012-08-21T09:50:00","date_gmt":"2012-08-21T15:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stylusmagazine.ca\/?p=4957"},"modified":"2012-08-21T09:50:00","modified_gmt":"2012-08-21T15:50:00","slug":"husky-forever-so","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/2012\/08\/21\/husky-forever-so\/","title":{"rendered":"HUSKY – Forever So"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hailing from Melbourne, Australia, Husky\u2019s debut album Forever So<\/em> is a precisely crafted pop album, filled with songs beautifully arranged around fingerpicked guitar with a continual sense of drive gently pushing the listener through the album. Husky Gawenda\u2019s vocals are impressive in their range and aching croon, and the complementing layered harmonies seamlessly smooth and swell throughout the songs. Accrediting the band\u2019s common inspiration to the classic pop of Leonard Cohen<\/a>, Paul Simon<\/a>, and The Beach Boys<\/a>, this quartet\u2019s greatest strength is their arrangements \u2013 gorgeous constructions that surround you in warm, delicate tones, always tasteful, and always (annoyingly) gentle.
\nUnfortunately, although inspiringly beautiful, there are few moments that last with me from this. The builds are bursting with potential, but they never climax into the triumph I expect \u2013 potentially a conscious choice by the band, but I am regularly left wanting more. The melodies are thought through and very pleasing to listen to, but don\u2019t quite ever catch me. A welcome change from summer-pop, Forever So<\/em> and its gentle beauty (these words cannot be overused describing this album) should be enjoyed on a cool day with a glass of red wine, but once it is finished, you likely won\u2019t remember too many distinct moments. (Sub Pop, subpop.com<\/a>) Darcy Penner<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hailing from Melbourne, Australia, Husky\u2019s debut album Forever So is a precisely crafted pop album, filled with songs beautifully arranged around fingerpicked guitar with a continual sense of drive gently pushing the listener through the album.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[76,453],"class_list":["post-4957","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","tag-australia","tag-indie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4957","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4957"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4957\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4957"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4957"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4957"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}