But not a Trump fan: The doctor of political scientists invalidates any suspicion with sophisticated Hypnagothic synth pop. On January 6, 2021, John Maus met with the director Alex Moyer and his companion Ariel Pink for a joint project in Washington, DC – but as is well known, there was different and, above all, problematic shots for mouse, which showed him as an apparent participant in the storm on the capitol.
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The Trump admirer Pink was then dropped by his label, but mouse assured that Trump was not supported and left than left. The fact that avant-garde sound does not protect against Maga idea has only proven too well-Maus, however, with Later Than You Think, presents such a multifaceted and well thought-out album that there is an opportunity to relapse it from similar tendencies.
Fans can find all the evolutionary levels of his work here: bitterly basin, pulsating drum machines and shabby synthesizer, form a crumbly eighties patina, plus mouse ‘in Ian Curti’s crypt down baritone. The cryptic texts are charged with importance, here he quotes the philosopher Alain Badiou, where he sinks into religious allusions, underpinned by synthetic Bach sonatas. In “Adorabo” Gregorian chants sound, with a lot of “Hallelujah” the album ends in a Schummrig trait, and one wonders if you really heard all of this.
This review first appeared in the MusikExpress 10/2025.