Review: John Michigan – Pastures
Written by cfuvmd on 04/01/2021
After several years recording as Konig, Kingston’s Nadia Pacey now emerges as John Michigan, and with the name change comes a boost in intensity. This is the same singer-songwriter/electronic artist but the surrounding colour is amplified. Despite its whimsical elements, “Twist and Shout” is a dark tune about troubled sleep and features a powerfully downbeat bass line. The slinky “Oxygen Milk Bar” is equally dark, but it’s more the post-punk/Gary Numan kind. There’s a trippy feel to “Breadwinner”, whereas the creepy backing vocals on “I Feel It In My Hair” are downright surreal. Even the sweeter, lighter moments, like the electropoppy “Yellow Jacket” and the more ambient “Groundhog Day”, have a definite edge and quirkiness to them.
‘Pastures’ is like everything you loved about Konig, just cranked up to 11.
– Mark Anthony Brennan, host of Coast to Coast to Coast Tues 10pm-Midnight
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