Chase Pagan

'Oh, Musica!'

Florid songs ask the question: Crazy genius or just crazy?

Spin Rating7 of 10

Moaning, shrieking, and sighing with hardly a pause for breath, Chase Pagan seems trapped in a moment of ecstasy that should have been kept private. The thrilling, exhausting debut from this piano-pounding Arkansas native combines Jeff Buckley's spaciness, Fiona Apple's melodrama, and Freddie Mercury's exhibitionism. He's not just a spectacle, though: While "Push My Buttons" could be a Broadway showstopper, "Sailor's March" simmers with concise, coiled tension. When Pagan murmurs, "You're not an ordinary boy," he's clearly looking in the mirror.

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By Jon Young

1 Van Halen 'A Different Kind of Truth'
2 Lana Del Rey 'Born to Die'
3 Cloud Nothings 'Attack on Memory'
4 Himanshu 'Nehru Jackets'
5 Kathleen Edwards 'Voyageur'
6 Leonard Cohen 'Old Ideas'
7 Imperial Teen 'Feel the Sound'
8 The Mark Lanegan Band 'Blues Funeral'
9 Of Montreal 'Paralytic Stalks'
10 Skrillex 'Bangarang'

1 Cloud Nothings 'Attack on Memory'
2 Cloud Nothings 'Attack on Memory'
3 Kathleen Edwards 'Voyageur'
4 The Mark Lanegan Band 'Blues Funeral'
5 The Mark Lanegan Band 'Blues Funeral'
6 Leonard Cohen 'Old Ideas'
7 Escort 'Escort'
8 Escort 'Escort'
9 Escort 'Escort'
10 Himanshu 'Nehru Jackets'

Chase Pagan

'Oh, Musica!'

The Mark Lanegan Band 'Blues Funeral'

Of Montreal 'Paralytic Stalks'

Van Halen 'A Different Kind of Truth'

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