Albums
Circular Sounds
2008
Genre: Alternative
Release Date: 2008
By Ian Cohen
Reviewed February 18, 2008
Whether politely rocking out or spinning something pastoral, Kelley Stoltz and his new album, Circular Sounds, manage to come across as casual without seeming tossed-off.
Not that anyone's really asking, but the distinction between "music blogger" and "music critic" seems to fall along the lines of "Kelley Stoltz." is proof of why he's wildly popular amongst the former, since it's a treasure trove for people who divorce mp3s from entire albums. The record seems mindfully considered with proper (if not particularly hip) sonic touchstones in mind, and it's easy to imagine Kelley Stoltz laying down the clip-clop percussion to the loping ballad "Gardenia" with a mile-wide grin after his thousandth listen of . Whether politely rocking out or spinning something pastoral, manages to come across as casual without seeming tossed-off. If could all sound good on the radio, even if you know that particular station exists in an alternate universe and probably switched over to reggaeton in 2006.