I've been meaning to cover this for a good while. My great friend, Darrin Lee released this as a 2 disc compilation last year on his Subjangle label That is long sold out, but the download is still available at Name Your Price and so you can enjoy the 30 songs drawn from 15 EPs at your leisure.
Vancouver's Pierce Kingan may be a little prolific, but he specialises in melodic Indie Pop. Songs take unusual, but always interesting and catchy, directions. As you'd expect from Subjangle, there is plenty of Jangle, particularly on the likes of the wonderful, Wasn't Promising.
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Kingan isn't afraid to take different paths. Erroneous is bass driven ambience, almost film soundtrack like with a real lounge feel. 5 Minute Blackout is all lo-fi moodiness with a moody slurred vocal, almost psych and Siddhartha's Blues is like Bolan going Post Punk with Power Pop dying to get out.
Only By The Best could be a Sparks demo, yet Come Along is Piano Pop with a country vocal twang. What You Now Find Disgusting is great Pop and Proximity Pity is great New York Indie. I Willed Love is almost Toytown, certainly great Psych Pop.
There are so many ideas here. My preference is the Psych Pop directions that are taken. But there is really something for everyone from an incredibly talented boy. I understand that 30 songs is a lot to listen to from an artist that is possibly new to you.
But the Name Your Price element allows you to approach the songs at a gentle pace in your own time. The changes of direction may confuse you, but I would suggest gathering your faves in one place. There is tons to like here from an artist with both an inquiring and pop led mind/
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You can listen to and download the compilation here.
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