Review: JASON BIELER AND THE BARON VON BIELSKI ORCHESTRA – Postcards From The Asylum (2023)

Ex-SAIGON KICK guitarist and Brownsville pie-eating contest winner JASON BIELER is back with the follow up to his 2021 release Songs For The Apocalypse. I felt bad that I could only devote a couple of lines in a review for that release. Chalk it up to workload. The album had taken me by surprise with its uniqueness.

Here’s what I said about Songs For The Apocalypse: “The catchy, thought-provoking, and star-studded album will make you forget that SAIGON KICK ever existed. “Anthem for Losers” is sarcastically chipper, “Beyond Hope” is an eclectic jam session, “Crab Claw Dan” sounds like a bonus track from THE MONKEES’ Head album, “Bring Out Your Dead” is a spot-on commentary about today’s media culture, and the instrumental breaks give the album a cinematic feel.”

Come to find out, Bieler was only dipping his toes into the progressive & experimental music pool. With his latest album Postcards From The Asylum, JASON BIELER has jumped into the deep end. Fortunately for him, he brought his arm floaties and Cub Scout swimming merit badge…

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