There will be plenty of people who see The Hotelier’s album Goodness’ cover art (a photo of a group of elderly people standing in a field completely nude) or, upon listening to the opening song and hearing a spoken-word section with the line “I see the moon and the moon sees me,” simply exclaim NOPE and move about with their day. That’s all fine, but for those who do move past that, they’ll find a gorgeous album on love, loss, money, fear, contempt, regret, and the perils of being alive. Its ambition, its scope, its beauty … all admirable, but this album still maintains its footing, grounded by lyricist Christian Holden’s sharp eye and blasted-but-still-clinging hope.
The Fat Angel Sings 