Blake's audio gay dream

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Contrary to what you may think, I am not actually the authority on every self-indulgent guilty pleasure pop music prince(ss) in the world. Luckily I have friends.

My American Idolatry Special Expert, Jessica B, reports in on the most recent contribution to her collection:

Blake Lewis' trippy, cerebral debut, Audio Day Dream, is the most instantly infectious and groovably gay album ever cranked from the American Idol machine. Since seeing him on the summer Idols Live tour, twisting electronic toy-like noise and vocal scratching with his looping pedals, and cavorting with his ridiculously attractive "best bud" Chris Richardson, I've had high expectations.

The disc goes above and beyond at almost every tricky turn. His raspy, oddly sexy vocals. Dreamy synth layers that only reveal themselves on the fifth listen. Driving thumpa-thumpa set off by Blake's own beatboxing. Electronica demi-god BT and his trademark stutter edits.

And, yes, co-writing and guest vocals from Richardson on two tracks, one of which -- a giddy club-kid anthem called "Human" -- has the boy-friends trading lines like "I'm just human, want to do things to you, sugar tell me where and when to start." Blake describes the album as his "2080's electrofunk mix tape," and like the boy who made you a mix tape in high school, he wants you to play it from start to finish at least once. And go find a boy to make out with. 

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Comments

[el madartista]

wow. that's a ringing endorsement! i was just enjoy BT's JC collab on the bus this morning. will check this out.

[Den]

God, is he fugly!!

[mel]

dead on. love the review :D