Andrew Cedermark/Oldboy/Eddie Doldrum

With his ambient guitar licks, Andrew Cedermark looks to gain a new Midwest following with tonight’s performance at Beachland Tavern. His album Home Life can be streamed from SoundCloud and runs nearly unabridged for 43 minutes. Each songs runs right into the next with equally ambient guitar parts that continually layer on top of a solid rhythm section and subdued vocals. “Train Window Man” catches the ear most off the record because of its catchy opening guitar riff and hauntingly intense sounds that fade away and come back powerfully throughout the song building to an unexpected climax. An yet, many of the songs run together without much distinction at all which is both a flaw and strength of Home Life. Despite these flaws, it’s refreshing to see someone put so much heart and soul into one album. (William Hoffman)