Colson Baker's 'lost americana' album draws on a variety of classic rock influences, using references to artists like Guns N' Roses and Semisonic. The lead single, "cliché," combines hyperpop elements with themes reminiscent of 90s rock, particularly echoing Alanis Morissette's "Ironic." Although the album may not be critically acclaimed, its unique dedication to the format and honest expression of Baker's struggles from the past year offers a compelling listening experience. It exemplifies his ambitious effort to reinterpret the modern rock canon through a personal lens.
lost americana starts with mgk nodding to the keys from the Who's "Baba O'Riley," and doesn't let up from there. The lyrics of Guns N' Roses, George Thorogood, Semisonic, the Black Crowes, and many more are invoked, sometimes obliquely but mostly just by name.
It's mgk trying to take on the great modern rock songbook while also going into painstaking and sometimes excruciating detail about how he fucked up his life last year.
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