July 2, 2009

Album Review: Maximillian Hecker - 'One Day'

The yawn of a new earache

2 / 10 Rejoice, dear reader, for we have a scientific marvel here! As wetly insipid as Jo Whiley in liquid form, Hecker’s fifth album is so bland it manages to cross the space/time continuum and become utterly offensive again. It does so by plotting a parabolic arc from drivetime FM rock-hell (single ‘Misery’; how apt, dear Max) through the by-numbers MOR of ‘Wind Down’ to a gossamer-weak, limp-wristed insult of a tune called ‘This House Called Love’ which actually made this writer hate both houses and love. Saving graces are few, except that glorious spot of silence when the record ends, and laughing at titles like ‘All These Cradles’ Blankets Will Never Veil My Whole Substance’. Music for idiots who wear hats and think that makes them sensitive and outré.

Ben Patashnik

Rate this album

Average rating

To read all our reviews first - days before they appear online - check out NME magazine, on sale every Wednesday

For the latest music videos and backstage interviews, check out our sister site, NME Video.

External Reviews of Maximilian Hecker - One Day

Pitchfork: Album Reviews: Girl Talk - All Day

"Gregg Gillis continues to do what he does better than anyone on the planet: crafting a truly communal pop experience at a time when such things are rare. [Ian Cohen]"

Comments