Following his self-released solo debut, Before Midnight Scholar, Chicago's Judson Claiborne continues to document the phenomenon of personal transformation with Time and Temperature, his new record on La Société Expéditionnaire.
The distant melancholy familiar to listeners of Low Skies (Judson's previous band) has grown into emerging layers of song in the tradition of troubadours, journeymen, country-western stars and master-less wanderers. Time and Temperature is the finest blend of indie folk with progressive abandon, as the ghosts of the Great Ones smile down on Judson Claiborne with a nod and a wink.
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"Peter Wolf Crier's take on lo-fi indie-folk is surprisingly refreshing, contrasting moments of childlike preciousness with somber undertones and the slightest hint of utter, irrefutable despair." -City Pages
"I was initially struck by the fact that the production is surprisingly professional, crisp and clean, with a full tonal range. The music itself, though hating to reference in this way, could be likened initially to Bell X1, or The National possibly. They are definitely a Brooklyn band in mood though, following down that path of BK melancholy, with some very solid compositions and some amazing and quite diverse musicianship, especially considering that they are a band living in the same part of town as me that I haven't heard much from. I think the thing overlying all other aspects of this album though, is its potential for reaching a much larger audience, it is a well thought out, well constructed, and well produced collection of songs, with a graspable context. I’m quite excited to see where this band will make its next step. —Richard Elias/Insound
