Otis Wilkins
Strangest Place
Reviewed by Doug Freeman, Fri., Sept. 28, 2018
Straying from indie rockers Otis the Destroyer, Taylor Wilkins strips back guitars to push his songwriting to the fore on his five-cut solo debut. His nasal pull rings like early Langhorne Slim, always on the edge of a cry without ever quite losing control. Trembling "Karma Is a Big Killer" and "Hay Jean" flow with a patient anxiety, and closer "Strangest Place" boils over with a touch of Thom Yorke and grander swell.
