Globe Factory No. 23 - Interstellar Data Grab (2016)

Tracklist

01. Hey Baby Hey
02. Interstellar Data Grab
03. The Big River
04. Still Bleeding
05. Chop Down the Mountains
06. Drown Me in the Water
07. My Heart On Your Sleeve
08. One Wrong Move
09. My Hands Are Tied
10. I'll Never Stop Crying

"Interstellar Data Grab" offers vivid, hook filled, post-literate exploration of a modern landscape cluttered with confidence men, hobgoblins, liars and thieves (a description not limited to just our infamous politicians).

The fourth release by Globe Factory No. 23, the solo project of Rob Seidenberg, a veteran producer and record exec in Austin, Texas, the album begins with “Hey Baby Hey,” a search for peace of mind and body in this malignant 21st century landscape. From there it rockets to the extra-terrestrial rock of its title track (which considers the absolute loss of privacy); through a scathing (but poppy) gaze at the dangers of political buffoonery (“Still Bleeding”); and a moody, nerve-wracking Mexican border crossing under cover of thunder and night (“The Big River”); into a rapturous baptismal desire for a brand new start (“Drown Me in the Water”); and finally to a solemn consideration of the deep scars left by loss and tragedy (“I’ll Never Stop Crying”).

Though it’s not without humor and driving rock & roll, the picture painted here is not pretty. In this world, one must endlessly search for safety, security, reassurance and just plain company. Those human comforts can be found, but it’s best to remember that your most menacing enemy may live just down the street.

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