Helium

"It's a woozier, less groove-oriented album than Fresh Air, with Sagar on record saying he was heavily influenced by ambient music during the time of its recording, and Helium is a good description for its floaty, unmoored vibe ... It all adds up to a deeply felt, personal album that, like his previous work, should serve as the perfect soundtrack to many a late-night contemplation hour".

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"The former Mac DeMarco guitarist shifts to tepid synths and limp beats on his fourth album, a pastiche of references beyond his reach".

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"Sagar points to the magical realism of Haruki Murakami as an influence, and the songs have a sort of everyday strangeness similar to the characters in the author's stories, with interludes like "Salu Says Hi" amping up the surrealist factor. While the album's highlights work on their own, Helium is best approached as a full listening experience, as it feels like a venture into a slightly different world than our own".

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"Manden bag Homeshake er Montreal-baserede Peter Sagar, som på fem år har udgivet fire ganske gode album. Homeshake må siges at være soveværelsesproducer i ordets bogstaveligste forstand ... Homeshake dyrker lyden af en særlig soulet og sexet softrock, som ellers har været uvelkommen i progressive rockkredse i årevis ... med albummet 'Helium', som lyder som en forlængelse af hans forrige udgivelser, 'In the Shower' fra 2014, 'Midnight Snack' fra 2015 og 'Fresh Air' fra 2017. Homeshakes primære kendetegn er liderlighed blandet med slapbas og underspillet funk (...) Hvis man har det svært med den stenede grundstemning hos kunstnere som Mac DeMarco og Kurt Vile, (før Kurt Vile gik over i Tom Petty-lyden), er Homeshake ikke lige sagen ... For som YouTubekommentaren påpegede, er Homeshake musik, man kan elske til, bolle til, knalde til, alt efter hvilken en generation eller type, man nu tilhører".

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