SECRETS OF THE LOST SATELLITE - KEN ANDREWS
Ken Andrews is nothing if not consistent. Both his own projects (Failure, ON, Year of the Rabbit) and his work as a producer/mixer boast an immaculate sonic sheen instantly recognizable to those who have been following his career since the early ’90s. His first solo album initially doesn’t sound much different from his other work, with his pleasant voice and sterling production anchoring midtempo songs, several of which never really take off. But the album opens up with repeated listens, perhaps due to his collaboration with the majority of Beck’s live band playing alongside Andrews’ mostly finished demos. Some of the album’s best tracks, like “Secret Things” and “Write Your Story,” combine electronic undercurrents with a live feel for something that both deviates from and expands on his sound. Billboard
