QUASI - When The Going Gets Dark Review

In naming their latest album When the Going Gets Dark, Quasi certainly hit the nail on the head - while some songs have elements of the sideways, sunny piano magic and load-bearing harmonies that came to define the band over the course of their previous efforts, their sixth proper album is a chance to use that blasted raw umber crayon all over the walls. When the Going Gets Dark taps into a new kind of power for Quasi, giving them the opportunity and ambition to skronk and smash....full text This band put out its first release in 1993, so it has just turned 16 years old - and accordingly, this is a soaring power surge of an album, driven by the sweat, hormones and contrariness of pubescence....full text Relationships of any sort are tough things. You have to work on them. You know, maintain them, get through those rocky patches, not complacently linger too long in the sweet spots to keep it evolving, changing and up with the times. Quasi’s Sam Coomes and Janet Weiss know a thing or two about keeping a relationship fresh and in tune....full text