Person to Person

by Foreign Born

Overview

That Foreign Born love all shades of things bright, open, and at least partially U.K.-inspired, can be heard from the opening song on Person to Person -- "Blood Oranges" has soaring guitar, emotional vocals courtesy of Matt Popieluch, a thick and swooning charge, and a sense that the band's record collection -- or digital playlist, depending -- contains a fair amount of familiar suspects past and present, like U2, the Chameleons, James, Interpol, Snow Patrol, and more besides. But Foreign Born aren't simply a cover act for Post-Punk Tribute night, and whether it's other borrowings -- such as the clattering drums by Garrett Ray on "That Old Sun" that recall the equally compelling start of the Beach Boys' "Do It Again" -- or a general spirit of elan on the peppier numbers like the slickly charging "Can't Keep Time," there's a lot of spirit evident throughout Person to Person. Its high point might be the mantra/hoedown of "Winter Games," giving Ray in particular another chance to shine with a strong performance that carries the song as a whole. This all said, Person to Person is a pleasant enough listen rather than a gripping one, somewhere between enjoyable inspiration and careful exercise, a flavoring in the general indie rock milieu of the early 21st century that, for the moment, can have no greater impact. Another album might be able to provide their breakthrough, but for now, Foreign Born are in a holding pattern, and looking good while doing so. ~ Ned Raggett

Product Details

Release Date:	12/03/2021
Label:	Secretly Canadian
UPC:	0656605018249
Rank:	110100

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Foreign Born   Primary Artist
Garrett Ray   Vocals,Percussion,Drums
Daphne Chen   Violin
Chris Porter   Bassoon
Leah Katz   Viola
Luke Top   Vocals (Background)
Serafin Aguilar   Trumpet
Eric Gorfain   Violin
Brian Walsh   Clarinet
Isaac Smith   Trombone (Bass)
Matt W. Popieluch   Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards
Ariel Rechtshaid   Bass,Vocals,Percussion,Guitar (Bass)
Jumaane Smith   Trumpet
Kamasi Washington   Sax (Tenor)
Lewis Pesacov   Vocals,Keyboards,Percussion
Ryan Porter   Trombone
Erin Breene   Flute
Amir Kenan   Vocals (Background)
Cameron Mesirow   Vocals (Background)
Mark Breitenbach   Double Bass
Salvador Placencia   Percussion
Brett Banducci   Viola
Richard Dodd   Cello

Technical Credits

Richard Dodd   Musician
Garrett Ray   Group Member
Billy Bush   Mixing
Daphne Chen   Musician
Chris Porter   Musician
Leah Katz   Musician
Luke Top   Musician
Serafin Aguilar   Musician
Eric Gorfain   Musician
Louie Teran   Mastering
Foreign Born   Arranger,Composer,Audio Production
Isaac Smith   Musician
Ariel Rechtshaid   Mixing,Engineer,Group Member,Audio Engineer,Fader Engineer
Jumaane Smith   Musician
Kamasi Washington   Musician
Jacquire King   Mixing
Lewis Pesacov   Arranger
Dan Monick   Cover Photo
Adam Levin   Cover Design
Daniel Murphy   Layout Design
Sergie Loobkoff   Cover Design