Search - Maserati :: Inventions for the New Season

Harder edge than previous efforts

AmazonCustomer999 | Tampa, Florida | 05/26/2008

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Unless you're part of the Athens, Ga. music scene, easy to forget that Maserati even exists. 5 years since "Language of Cities", this album released. Far harder/sharper than prior albums, (which are kind of dreamy, like Tristeza or Mercury Program), this one sounds more like a live show. Mesmerizing guitar work. Still some mellow stuff. And extra credit for passing on a vocalist, so many bands are ruined by bad vocals they would sound better without. The opening track is awesome. Recommended."

"Pink Floyd for hipsters" indeed

Feminist Review blog | worldwide | 08/01/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"For the last decade Athens, Georgia has been a hotbed for bands that stray away from highly stylized music in favor of showcasing their art outside the boundaries of conformity. The psychedelic instrumentalists in Maserati exemplify this mindset with a unique brand of music they call "Pink Floyd for hipsters" and "stoner rock for the working man." Seven years since their conception, the quartet who bucks the idea of having a vocalist, is back on the scene with a new full length album, Inventions for the New Season, released in the states on Temporary Residence.



Chock full of beat-heavy instrumentals, Inventions comes across as highly experimental without being overtly eclectic. To highlight one specific track on Inventions would underestimate its assumed purpose, as this concept album invokes an elevated emotional state that's best attained by listening from start to finish. Maserati uses basic instrumentation (guitars, drums, bass) in place of the bells and whistles incorporated into most of today's production to create lengthy songs (often 7-9 minutes) that are fundamentally primitive. While Inventions might not make it into your iPod playlist for your commute to work, it is a "place and purpose" album that very well may provide the soundtrack to your next house party or substance-induced journey."

New Post Rock for all they love Music.

Venturini Alberto | Verona, Italia | 06/08/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Maserati is one of the best and original post rock group in the Rock story, in the story

of popular music."