It's been a decade since Morgan Geist's last released a solo album and after working on his Metro Area project he decided it was time to create his next solo album, Double Night Time. 

This album was released in late September under Geist's own label Environ. 

The album is a synergy of Geist's musical talents and the vocal talents of Jeremy Greenspan (Junior Boys). 

Geist composed Double Night Time during a challenging period of dark personal themes of longing and loss. 

This is not only evident in the title but also in the music. Some tracks such as 'Skyblue Pink' and 'Palace of Life' remind me of haunting pipe organs playing on a dark stormy night. 

While others, such as 'The Shore' leave me with visions of an 80's style video clip with a guy in a cheesy white shoulder padded suit playing the electronic keyboard. Despite this, there are some other great little gems on this album such as ‘Detroit,’ ‘Nocebo’ and ‘Lullaby.’ 

These tracks are calming, relaxing and perfect for chillaxing to.

The thing I love about this album is Jeremy Greenspan’s enchanting and soothing voice complimenting the mood of Geist's compositions, on the flip side, the thing I didn't appreciate as much is how 'synthurated' this album is. 

I felt a track would be flowing nicely only to have that flow interrupted by the synth. While the use of classic electronic sounds may have been Geist's aim in this album I believe it was still a little hit and miss. Geist said in a recent interview that the use of these sounds were a 'document of inner struggle' and when I take that into consideration I can see perfectly why some tracks are composed the way they are, yet I am sure that the average listener out there would possibly not appreciate this. 

I think there are great positives from creating an album that tells a personal story, yet the artist should not forget the audience in this journey.

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Tracklisting

01. Detroit

02. The Shore

03. Nocebo

04. Most Of All

05. Skyblue Pink

06. Ruthless City

07. Palace Life

08. City Of Smoke And Flame

09. Lullaby