vinyl review
into it. over it.
“52 weeks” E van Weiss became one of my favorite songwriters since I sat down and listened to “52 Weeks” as a whole a few years ago. His lyrics are honest, sometimes brutally so, and they’re the type that as you listen you catch yourself saying “Wow, someone else totally knows what I am going/once went through.” There’s no heavy distortion on the vocals, and he doesn’t sing so fast, or mumble or slur to where you can’t understand half of what he’s saying. It’s a clear singer-songwriter album, plain and simple. A handful of the 52 tracks are acoustic only, others are fleshed out a bit more, and the rest are somewhere in between. This book set is incredibly well done. It’s four 180-gram LPs that fit into individual sleeves bound into the hardcover, supplemented by pages of lyrics and art to go with some of the songs. It’s a sturdy set, something I can’t emphasize enough. No Sleep Records didn’t take any shortcuts with this endeavor and I couldn’t be more pleased.
Story & Photos by Alisha Kirby