Rich Simon reviews my new CD, Twisted Love Songs, in the June issue of Relix, page 82. Some highlights:
Gans’ vocal inflection… serves his surprisingly dark, sardonic wit. That’s especially so on political songs like “It’s Gonna Get Better”, which takes the current administration to task with old-timey guitar and chorus like a Woody Guthrie campfire singalong. His rhymes are fun, too, and adept…. original instrumentals like “Prophet and Loss” and “Quarter to Five” are more interesting, looping processed acoustic strumming behind almost metal-sounding psychedelia…. Mighty fine folk music here, some really nice, playfully melodic picking.
Here’s a PDF of the review.