Sean McCann has been constantly dispersing music amongst the underground for several years now, and as vast as his catalog may be, there are absolutely no missteps hidden within. The amount of releases doesn't entail complacency in a given sound, either: from the explosive and grandiose bliss of Open Resolve to the warm, understated comfort of Fable Shop, McCann's sudden detours may be unexpected, but never is there a lack of dexterity. Sean McCann's latest self-titled effort has once again caught me off guard, and maybe the title could foretell a redefining point in his career.
The six pieces contained on this cassette aren't entirely out of left-field; McCann manages to create a junction between the use of shimmering electronics on The Capital and the sentimental acoustic movements on Mammoth Mountain, with a middle ground covered between the volume of Open Resolve and Pages of Shadowlife. "Everafter" hums melancholy chords emitting from cleansing keys and weeping strings as it reaches a zenith and eases to a lullaby. Sean McCann functions at a more subdued pace throughout this half-hour, with the most demanding piece "Break The Spell" transmitting panoramic cycles of electronic moans.
The slowly unwinding passages here hold just as much power as those on McCann's more 'proper' full-lengths, if not more. Each instrument harmonizes with one another seamlessly, melding into its own breed of sound. Once again, Sean McCann has stopped the listener in their tracks, forging new paths for modern music in every consecutive release. Why he titled this particular cassette after himself is a mystery to me, but as the title implies, it serves as a prime snapshot of McCann's compositional sixth sense.
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