Six Organs of Admittance, 'Shelter From the Ash' (Drag City)
Psych-folk virtuoso's pipes could stand a tune-up.
By Aaron Burgess 12.15.07 4:17 AM
On his ninth album as Six Organs of Admittance, Ben Chasny (also of Comets on Fire) is still channeling obscure acid folkies like Gary Higgins and Sun City Girls -- even dedicating one track, "Goddess Atonement," to the latter. Like his heroes, though, Chasny has far greater range instrumentally than as a singer. And despite Shelter From the Ash's transcendent drones and trippy, Eastern-inspired guitar figures -- embellished by guests like the Magik Markers' Elisa Ambrogio and the Fucking Champs mastermind Tim Green (also producer here) -- his vocals too often kill the buzz.
