Noise Pop: S.Carey, H.C. Mcentire

At its heart, Hundred Acres–the third full-length album from Wisconsin singer/songwriter S. Carey–finds him grounded comfortably in his skin, but still with one foot in the stream. More direct than ever, there is a wellspring of confidence in this new batch of songs that lays bare the intricacies of life while keeping its ideas uncomplicated. He intentionally unburdened himself from a more complicated instrumentation palate for these ten songs, and, in effect, this modification to his approach brings the content of the work much closer to a living reality.