Crispy Crunchy Nothing (CD)
Barcode: 634457091900
Crispy Crunchy Nothing puts to rest any notion Madeline Link had about finding the end. Burnout, dead-end jobs, bike theft, stress dreams, heartbreak PACKS move forward through them all one line, one lick, one beat at a time, equal parts Alex Gs whimsy and Helvetias thunderous dynamics. Sticking together songs written in Toronto, Ottawa and Mexico City (while Madeline completed a papier-m‚chÈ residency), Crispy Crunchy Nothing revisits the fuzzy alt-rock of 2021 debut Take the Cake and adds some folksy twang to the mix for an album that explores the tension between independence and isolation, between living life to the fullest and feeling like youre wasting your time. Influenced by country-tinged contemporaries like Renee Reed and Angel Olsen and Madelines lockdown-era listening sessions with her dad, of albums by Hank Locklin and Hank Williams. Crispy Crunchy Nothing is heavy, and Madeline makes little effort to hide the depths of her feelings. But after the rain, flowers peek up from the soil. Laughing Till I Cry, a reject from a commercial, recalls fond memories of spending time with her sister: Sometimes, I feel like life is on my side. And Always Be a Kid, jangling and swaying with the Nashville guitar in the foreground, keeps her chasing those smaller Matryoshka dolls, looking for companionship but settling for herself in the meantime. So now, I feel alive, she repeats, over and over again. And by the end, it sounds like shes starting to believe it.
1. Cheese 2. 4th of July 3. Dishwater 4. Abalone 5. Sunscreen + Epoxy 6. Brown Eyes 7. Not The Same 8. Late to the Festivities 9. EC 10. Say My Name 11. Smallest One 12. Rag Doll 13. Laughing Til I Cry 14. Always Be Kind
- Released: 4/21/23
- Format Detail: CD 4-panel Digipack
- Format: CD
- Genre: Rock
