Eric Schroeder’s new album, Turned on the Stereo, produced by Rob Schnapf, is good enough to provide an elevator ride to the top. It’s a tight record, balanced and vaguely reminiscent of Tom Petty and The Kinks because of its artistry, along with its hints of Beach Boys-influenced harmonies. According to Schroeder, “I grew up in an unstable household where I was basically left to my own devices. I learned a lot about people and how cold the world is.” While growing up in SoCal, Schroeder lost himself in Brian Wilson’s genius for complex melodies, followed by listening to Neil Young, Elliot Smith, and Townes Van Zandt, who together instilled in him a talent for subtlety. Entry points on the ten-track album comprise “The Kind of Wound That Never Heals,” a lazy, blues-flavoured tune highlight...
Eric Schroeder’s new album, Turned on the Stereo, produced by Rob Schnapf, is good enough to provide an elevator ride to the top. It’s a tight record, balanced and vaguely reminiscent of Tom Petty and The Kinks because of its artistry, along with its hints of Beach Boys-influenced harmonies. According to Schroeder, “I grew up in an unstable household where I was basically left to my own devices. I learned a lot about people and how cold the world is.” While growing up in SoCal, Schroeder lost himself in Brian Wilson’s genius for complex melodies, followed by listening to Neil Young, Elliot Smith, and Townes Van Zandt, who together instilled in him a talent for subtlety. Entry points on the ten-track album comprise “The Kind of Wound That Never Heals,” a lazy, blues-flavoured tune highlight...