Jaakko Eino Kalevi
Out of Touch
Release Date: Oct 12, 2018
Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock
Record label: Weird World
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Album Review: Out of Touch by Jaakko Eino Kalevi
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Based on rating 7/10
Jaakko Eino Kalevi comes to us in a tranquil sprawl on the cover art for Out of Touch. All is at peace, as Kalevi blends effortlessly into the sandy environment, just as much a natural fixture of the landscape as the tufts of beach grass that encircle him. In its shut-eyed pose, this image sets the tone for Out of Touch: a beautifully muted and interior album, whose hazy elegance reveals a wealth of atmospheric, if not readily immediate, pleasures. The sonic palette of Kalevi's work has not expanded significantly since his debut, still ….
Based on rating 4/10
For Jaakko Eino Kalevi's fifth album, the Finnish solo artist delves into a musical style that is not easily classifiable. It could described as a warm and lithesome blending of lounge pop, smooth jazz and adult contemporary that at times is inconsistently brewed. Kalevi proposes the title stems from unplugging and disconnecting from our modern world to reach an essential blissed out state.
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