Self-reflective and thought-provoking, but calming for the senses.

Pleasure Drives by Tim Carr guides us into an ethereal metamorphosis – changing of the seasons and potentially even changing of our own selves. Tim Carr, a Los Angeles-based singer, composer and multi-instrumentalist, recently released his first full-length album since ’16 this August. The essence is chaotic, but the electronic elements combine spontaneity with controlled and meticulous production, which creates a one-of-a-kind duality.

The album begins with the track, “Sha Sha La,” which has a lighthearted nature even in its title. The lulling and steady beat in this track, combined with airy layers of harmonic vocals, calls for a calming experience that settles us comfortably into the album. 

Straight into the track “Pleasure Drives,” which reigns as the album title, starts to lead us into a jazzier pick up on the album. The patterns of the soft electronic beats are quicker, raising heart rates and vibrations.

Tones shift several times throughout the album, especially when listening chronologically, which takes the listener through a story. This is shown at several different points, but most drastically between “Pleasure Drives” into “Alone Playing Piano.” Not only does the pace and expression ease, the sentiment does as well – first with “Pleasure Drives,” which has lyrics that seem to be an ode to running into beautiful awaited freedom without looking back no matter what may happen, and then with “Alone Playing Piano” which feels more stuck in one place, preferring simple soul searching rather than active escapade.

This glowing collection of songs is sure to bring your worries to a quell and your ambition and spirits to great heights. Tim Carr’s Pleasure Drives takes on a journey of self-contemplation, joy in what may change and melancholy in the journey regardless of whether you even know your destination.