Mosaics within Mosaics

Mosaics within Mosaics

Welcome to Power Pop for ADD People. For years now, with Olivia Tremor Control and Circulatory System, Will Hart has been slicing and dicing his best ideas into a whirlwind of sound where few songs last long enough to fully digest them in one sitting. 2014’s Mosaics Within Mosaics is a 31-track, hourlong trip into Hart’s glorious world. At just one minute and 27 seconds, the acoustic ballad “It’s Love” clearly needs to be played at least twice to satiate a listener’s appetite for the song's beauty. Comparisons to Smile-era Brian Wilson have been made by Rolling Stone magazine, while others might imagine the 1967-1968 Beatles being recorded by a lo-fi engineer with an advanced degree in Guided by Voices or R. Stevie Moore. Numerous Elephant 6 collective players waltz in and out of the tracks, which are said to date as far back as 2002. Hart deserves credit for weaving a listenable narrative. Eight “Mosaic” pieces further provide interludes to the interludes. The gorgeous weirdness of “When You’re Small” arguably distills the madness in one quick dose.

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