Wicked Jaw

by Locate S,1

Overview

On Wicked Jaw, her third album as Locate S, 1, producer, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist Christina Schneider lightens up a little, but only musically. 2020's Personalia was a vision of thrilling disco-pop, but if often took turns toward cold atmospheres or busy, uncomfortable arrangements that mirrored the album's emotional states. Wicked Jaw feels more straightforward in comparison, even as Schneider swerves quickly between airy bossa-nova, slick synth pop, crunchy guitar rock, and various other styles. As with Personalia, Schneider's sonic personality serves as the glue that holds all her disparate impulses together. The high life-informed guitar leads and ethereal, floating melodies of "Danielle" feel connected to the swaying bossa nova dreamscapes of "Go Back to Disnee," and even when Schneider reconfigures girl group melodrama into something abstract and strange on the title track, all of these various experiments feel of one piece. The captivating noir-pop of album opener "You Were Right About One Thing" is just one example of Wicked Jaw's deft ability to conceal its lyrical intensity beneath deceptively joyful sounding hooks and silky smooth arrangements. Reading the lyrics while not listening to the song reveal a harrowing depiction of an abusive relationship akin to a natural disaster, and the lasting wreckage left in its wake. Throughout the album, Schneider obscures personal horrors and trauma with gorgeous sonics, and the effect is both engrossing and disorienting. As ever, Locate S, 1 balances pop perfection with unpredictable artistry, and the always-shifting stylistic landscapes of Wicked Jaw find Schneider living out therapeutic catharsis while paradoxically crafting some of her most enjoyable and fun music to date. ~ Fred Thomas

Product Details

Release Date:	07/28/2023
Label:	Captured Tracks
UPC:	0817949035761
Rank:	86547

Tracks

1. You Were Right About One Thing
2. Go Back to Disnee
3. Pieta
4. Heart Attack
5. The Hard Way
6. Danielle
7. Have You Got It Yet?
8. Blue Meaniez
9. Daffodil
10. Wicked Jaw

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Locate S,1   Primary Artist
Chris Weisman   Guitar
Ryan Power   Guitar,Vocals
Zach Phillips   Keyboards
JoJo Glidewell   Piano,Percussion,Synthesizer
Clayton Rychlik   Drums,Saxophone,Percussion
Christina Schneider   Guitar,Vocals,Synthesizer
Zack Milster   Bass,Percussion,Pedal Steel
Ross Brand   Guitar,Percussion

Technical Credits

Mike Nolte   Mastering
Ryan Power   Mixing
Zach Phillips   Composer
Drew Vandenberg   Engineer
Christina Schneider   Composer,Producer,Art Direction,Drum Programming
Loren Burke   Artwork