MMR is Miller Rodriquez’s, a.k.a Mickey Mickey Rourke, second freely downloadable 2010 release. There’s a noticeable, if slight, progression between debut Festive Bummer, and MMR. Both are sumptuously ambient and wash over you, engulfing you like an affectionate star whale if you’re willing to release your stresses and succumb. But MMR utilises more synths and (noticeable) vocal sounds than its psychedelically acoustic predecessor. Brief opener “Biggie” is actually quite abrasive- clattering percussion and screams. “Bubbles” is mellower, though it’s hard to reconcile the synth riff with the gentle guitar backing. “Change My Way” flows like a ballad, reminiscent of Cat Power. “Hildebrand Brothers” is probably the highlight, and its guitar line gives your ears something solid to hold onto amongst the ambient noise. This album is rich in texture, you could spend years trying to pick it apart. But it’s made for surrender. It suffers in that though- it won’t really stimulate unless you want to wind down after a long day. It could very well be a flash in the pan in the new psychedelic scene. There’s another album due, and it’s hard to see what Mickey Mickey Rourke can add to a sound that’s already difficult to develop.
5.8/10
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