Nothing Happens:Doug Cullen

Title: Nothing Happens

Label: Human Potential

Genre: experimental singer/songwriter

Rating: 5.7 of 7

Based out of the city of rampant singers and songwriters, New York, NY, Doug Cullen brings a bit of a different edge to the already vast genre. Under Cullen’s yearning vocals, he wrote, recorded and produced an eclectic blend of mellow folktronica (a mix of folk and electronica). Obviously a talented musician, since he played guitar, piano, flute, melodica, banjo, cello, accordion and a few other various instruments on this album alone, Cullen has also mastered the art of the drum machine. This is not the pop-electronica you have come to know from bands like the Postal Service or the Go Find though, it is a lot closer to the likes of Adem or Four Tet. Or in other words, there is less of a concentration on pop, and more experimentation. The meticulous bedroom pop matches his lyrical content, mostly love, longing and the search for a spiritual path. Sounds a lot more like the Beatniks than the attention-starved songwriters of today, eh? Nothing Happens is a definite listen for fans of folktronica, bedroom pop and experimental singer/songwriters.

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