It’s been a very long time coming. After releasing 2 earlier DIY demos during the last 6 years, DOCTOR CROW has lastly dropped a 9 monitor, studio high quality album titled “Severance”.
Opening monitor “Meds” might sound acquainted amongst his fan base. While the catchy guitar line of the 2021 model of the music has been misplaced in translation make no mistake this remake is a step up with vocal verses now added to that notorious refrain and the addition of melodic keys provides this remake a lot extra depth.
Second monitor “Lower off the Most cancers” sort of carries on the piano outro of the earlier music and offers a tough hitting refrain. Subsequent up is the album title monitor “Severance” a piano ballad that the DOCTOR himself has on many event expressed his need to put in writing and it doesn’t disappoint. Different honorable mentions exit to “Mislead Me” and “Bleeding Black Coronary heart”.
This album is precisely what we anticipate from the DOCTOR easy riffs, catchy choruses! One slight criticism is similar piano loop does function in 3 songs which is somewhat overkill however alternatively it turns into acquainted, virtually a “DOCTOR CROW” trademark.
The album undoubtedly follows an virtually narrative theme like earlier EPs. First we had “Meat Disco” again in 2019 which was very a lot the DOCTOR’s guilt of returning to a meat weight loss plan after being a vegetarian. Second EP “Meds” (adopted in 2021) clearly adopted that narrative too with an addition of difficulties in taking or discovering the appropriate remedy.
“Severance” nonetheless appears to have moved away from the entire carnivorous remorse and moved extra in direction of virtually a break up album because the title would counsel. “Lower off the Most cancers” is clearly a metaphor for eliminating a poisonous accomplice or good friend. Then there’s “Residence Alone” a 50 second or so, punky outburst about selecting a lifetime of solitude alluded to with lyrics corresponding to “I don’t need to socialise, Me by myself, There may be no compromise”,
General “Severance” is an actual step ahead for the DOCTOR. Is it the album of 2025? No! Clearly DOCTOR CROW has by no means taken himself too severely, this can be a man (or girl) that initially placed on a leather-based masks and screamed “MEAT” in to a microphone. That being mentioned…the manufacturing on this album in comparison with earlier work is evening and day. DOCTOR CROW has recruited a percussionist (BoP) which is noticeable. DOCTOR CROW has made important upgrades to his vocal recording gear and all this lends to a decently mastered piece of labor.
“Severance” on Spotify now: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4brcEjiUpc5BPELy0EnPcF