Foreground Music

2023 studio album by Ron Gallo
Foreground Music
Studio album by
Ron Gallo
ReleasedMarch 3, 2023 (2023-03-03)
Recorded2022
Genre
  • Psychedelic rock
  • garage punk
Length34:43
LabelKill Rock Stars
ProducerRon Gallo
Ron Gallo chronology
Peacemeal
(2021) 		Foreground Music
(2023)
Singles from Foreground Music
  1. "Entitled Man"
    Released: September 6, 2022
  2. "Anything But This"
    Released: October 11, 2022
  3. "Foreground Music"
    Released: November 15, 2022
  4. "Yucca Valley Marshalls"
    Released: December 15, 2022
  5. "At Least I'm Dancing"
    Released: January 17, 2023

Foreground Music (stylized all uppercase) is the fifth solo studio album by Ron Gallo, released on March 3, 2023, through Kill Rock Stars.

Background and recording

Ron Gallo described the album as "what would an existential crisis be like if it was fun".[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Mojo[1]
Uncut7⁄10[2]

In a positive review for Mojo, James McNair called Foreground Music a "garagey art-rock and fractured funk" album and further said that "the New Jersey-born Gallo brings fizzing zeal and a bounteous grab-bag of ideas, his songs' hooks as striking as his idiosyncratic lyrics".[1] McNair gave Foreground Music a four star rating.[1] Peter Watts, writing for Uncut magazine gave the album a 7 out of 10 rating.[2] Watts praised the eclectic mix of sounds on the album but said Gallo was at his best when "occupying a place between the rawness of Jack White and lysergic drawl of Kevin Morby"[2]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Entitled Man"2:25
2."Foreground Music"3:11
3."At Least I'm Dancing"2:53
4."Vanity March"4:04
5."Yucca Valley Marshalls"3:43
6."San Benedetto"3:06
7."Can My Flowers Even Grow Here?"3:23
8."Big Truck Energy"3:56
9."Life Is A Privilege? (Interlude)"1:29
10."Anything But This"2:43
11."I Love Someone Buried Deep Inside of You"3:44
Total length:34:43

References

  1. ^ a b c d McNair, James (February 21, 2023). "Ron Gallo: Foreground Music". Mojo. No. 353. London: Bauer Media Group. p. 87.
  2. ^ a b c Watts, Peter (February 14, 2023). "Ron Gallo: Foreground Music". Uncut. No. 311. London: BandLab Technologies. p. 26.
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Discography
Studio albums
  • Ronny
  • Heavy Meta
  • Stardust Birthday Party
  • Peacemeal
  • Foreground Music
Extended plays
Really Nice Guys
See also
  • Toy Soldiers


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