Cigarettes and Milk - Rich Kids Can't Hobo Jump
CIGARETTES AND MILK RELEASES ‘RICH KIDS CAN’T HOBO JUMP’
Indie-folk-punk outfit Cigarettes and Milk recently released Rich Kids Can’t Hobo Jump, an album both darkly sensitive and oh so superb.
Cigarettes and Milk
Cigarettes and Milk is the offspring of Waldo Przekop, whose last album, They Left Us Alone, was released in 2017. Written and recorded in an actual closet, the album instigated an array of psychological problems: depression, death, suicide, love, and darkness.
He handled it by traveling, couch-surfing, camping, having breakdowns, and was homeless for a period of time. Now he’s back.
According to Waldo, “I usually just sit and play, make coffee, speed write song drafts in 15 minutes, and cripple under my chronic anxiety.”
Encompassing nine-tracks, the album commences with “Ides of the Month,” opening on a gleaming, graceful finger-picked guitar topped by Waldo’s deliciously nasal, reedy voice emitting a chaffing display of tones. Reminiscent of Bob Dylan, Waldo’s voice expresses melancholic reflection, at once somber and alluring.
Full of quavering moods, this is a remarkably meaningful collection of songs.
Highlights include “Shivers,” traveling on deeper tones, while rambling voices interweave over each other, giving the lyrics a surreal eerie coloration as if various entities are extending from one personality. The flow of the music is infectiously satisfying.
“Hate It All” starts off on Simon and Garfunkel-like colors, low-slung and tender, and when Waldo’s gentle, yet trembling, impassioned tones enter, the song exudes intense feelings giving rise to portentous sensations.
“Chive Blossom Tea,” a minimalist tune, features a low-slung tune emitting a light, undulating sonic rhythm. On this track, Waldo’s voice surges with quivering timbres, imbuing the lyrics with concentrated emotions.
The final track, “Worth,” is probably the most upbeat of the tunes on the album because of its glittering guitar notes. Yet Waldo’s sad tones belie any optimism to the tune. Hushed and breathy, his voice communicates the depth of his depression and anxiety to his lover.
Intimate, vulnerable, and exquisitely poignant, on Rich Kids Can’t Hobo Jump, Cigarettes and Milk confronts his emotional ramparts. Full of quavering moods, this is a remarkably meaningful collection of songs.
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