“Will it be me or it will it be her/to say I love you first?” Buck Meek sings on “Gasoline,” the energizing opener on his latest solo outing The Mirror. This frenetic buzz that comes with new love (or old love that feels new again), the power it yields to make one feel infinite and weightless, runs like a fast current through this and all of Meek’s new tunes. The production bolsters this subject matter with loose, textural instrumentals and vocals that create intriguing dimensions that invite you in, like a fortune teller, for exploration. Meek has long harnessed a childlike penchant for play in his music, and The Mirror kicks it up a notch with a strong nod toward experimental sonics that match the idea of surrender in his lyrics.
ALBUM REVIEW: Buck Meek’s Trick of ‘The Mirror’
