CR And The Nones | Living In Fear

Dillon 🤠

CR and The Nones upcoming indie rock entry Living in Fear evokes Kurt Vile and War on Drugs comparisons at first listen, which, given the mixing by Jeff Ziegler shouldn’t be all that surprising. Jeff knows his way around a fuzz-laden indie-americana record having previously worked with aforementioned acts Kurt Vile and War on Drugs (amongst others of course). With the backing instrumentation and arrangement landing squarely in well-defined territory this album really lives and dies on CR Gennone’s ability as a singer and songwriter. Luckily, CR is well up to the task, with clever songwriting and a range of delivery from lonesome howling and cries on tracks like “Punchline” to the quieter moments on more somber tracks like “Home” and “Two Ships”. Ultimately, I want to like this album in the same way I liked Lost in the Dream the first time I heard it, but while I do really enjoy Living in Fear I just feel it’s influences are a bit too clear and omnipresent for it to breathe on its own. I’m excited to see CR grow beyond this because this album showcases his potential as a singer-songwriter.    

Sean 🤖 🤠

Cowboys and computers are always a solid combination. CR And The Nones brings the noise in their debut release “Living In Fear”. This is an album that sticks to the script. From start to finish listeners are treated to americana tunes, saturated in fuzzy swelling distortion. In some parts of the album there is no distortion, and you are just left with americana tunes. I liked those parts less. More whirring, more streaming, more fun. 

Mary

Produced and recommended by homeboy at a different nyc music blog, this is good! Sweet, uplifting, romantic. Jamming but grounded. Lyrics come through. Don't be deterred because the album cover looks like someone’s first attempt playing with photoshop features. 

Greg 👌

I was really charmed by this project, genuinely. You can hear and appreciate CR’s heavy Robert Smith influence–both lyrically and musically. However, unlike The Cure’s deep brooding feel within Disintegration, CR channels a happier, more timely Robert Smith to fit into 2020. Overall, CR is still trying to find a stable aesthetic and explores the possibilities nearly with each track, but I’m here for the ride.