Unknown Component

The Infinite Definitive

(Self Released)

Unknown Component’s new album The Infinite Definitive is able to mark a distinction with deep, creatively crafted lyrics and melodies that seem to keep an energy that continues to build as the album progresses. With tracks like “Moving Out of Frame” and “A Heavy Heart or An Empty Stomach” will find listeners instantly toe-tapping to the beat within seconds.

It’s shocking the level at which Lynch as a one-man band can pull you in and remain a gripping force refusing to let you go until the album’s end. His whiny voice, a pleasant memory of bands like Oasis and perhaps even Nirvana, but it fits him quite well and only adds to his sound. What’s most refreshing is that everything incorporated in the songs is used as it should, with nothing seeming forced, wasted or added without forethought. Every layer whether the vocals, guitar or piano seems to complement each other.

Lynch has a mature understanding of music and its ability to stay engaging with songs whether they have a somber, mellow, rock or pop feel to them. It is music with purpose and its a complexity that can often be lacking by today’s musical standards. He challenges himself vocally where on some tracks he will almost speak the lyrics rather than sing them. In the case of “Electric Dissolution,” Lynch puts his voice against itself at two different paces making it his own style.

With The Infinite Definitive, Lynch should no longer be an “Unknown Component” in the Midwest for much longer. This album deserves a listen. You’d be doing yourself a favor.