Jason Falkner, Can You Still Feel? (Elektra) 9
What could possibly inhabit the space between Radiohead's OK Computer and Beck's Mutations? Can You Still Feel? can possibly answer that question. All three albums were produced by Nigel Godrich. While one-man-band Jason Falkner lacks the world-dominating impact of the first two artists, he is a highly capable pop tunesmith with a long history, beginning as a teenage guitarist for The Three O'Clock. After subsequent stints with Jellyfish and The Grays, Falkner assisted Eric Mathews on his popular orchestral pop debut, and released his own self-produced Presents Author Unknown in 1996. Can You Still Feel? maintains the songwriting quality of his debut while increasing the visceral and emotional impact on songs like "I Already Know" with sweeping orchestral arrangements anchored to earth with an honest rock 'n' roll bottom.
