Thursday, September 9th, 2010
Troy Von Balthazar
How To Live On Nothing
Third Side Records
Available Sept, 13 2010
By Andy McNeil
Troy Von Balthazar unleashes an ethereal collection of cat calls and ghostly lullabies on his second LP How To Live On Nothing.
Von Balthazar channels the spirit of Elliot Smith in this lo-fi indie folk release, which layers soft vocals over airy guitar – both acoustic and electric – with slowly meandering keyboard melodies. The moments that make this record shine aren’t necessarily the soothing ones though. The real diamonds ...