After the breakthroughs of 2020's wistfully lush Fear of Death, and 2022's
High School, whose tales of nostalgia were never quite as distant as they
seemed, the multi-hyphenate comedian and songwriter Heidecker has
reached a new peak with Slipping Away, his warmest and fullest record to
date
While all of his albums are concept records to some degree, this one tells a story
on a larger scale, offering an imagistic framework that allows for some of his
brightest melodies, heaviest themes (the feeling of before the fall and after), and
most direct and vulnerable lyrics.