McGuire has been kicking around the music scene for a while now and is pretty well-regarded for his drone and ambient work — namely with his other band, Emeralds, which also features Cleveland heavy hitter Sam Goldberg. “Get Lost” finds McGuire on familiar ground, with ambient loops and effect-heavy guitar melodies. While he does stay true to the sound that he’s known for on this new record, it’s much more focused then previous releases. For fans of the rising chill-wave genre, this record will definitely please. It’s hard to say if the record has more of a zoned-out or sucke...
Trouble Books and Mark McGuire, “Trouble Books and Mark McGuire” Mark McGuire of Emeralds fame has teamed up with Akron husband-and-wife synth duo Trouble Books to release a record that seamlessly blends both groups’ well-known styles. Often with collaborations of this type, one artist’s style predominates the mix. This makes for a record that feels less like a collective thought and more like a directive handed down from one band to the other: play this, don’t play that, sing here and don’t sing there. However, this is hardly the case with the self-titled record. Throug...
