Breaking all the rules and yet becoming successful, it's given few artists. Garage rocker Ty Segall succeeds. Since his debut in 2008, he has released dozens of albums, EPs and singles on various labels, not all of which were easily available (digitally). Moreover, his music regularly changes color, from at first hearing inscrutable noise to infectious sixties pop. In other words, the American is
… not playing the industry's game. Segall does what he likes and journalists, managers and listeners should follow him. This works very well around the release of Manipulator (2014). His seventh solo album receives a lot of attention at home and abroad and that is no coincidence. Manipulator contains only groovy tracks that sound dirty, but also very clear. Clapping along is almost inevitable, even during the screeching fuzz guitar solos that Segall has patented. With Manipulator, Segall has a well thought-out and catchy indie record that gives him a larger audience. And that without making a single concession. (JE)more