Like most people outside of New York I became aware of Jesse Malin with his first solo album the Ryan Adams produced The Fine Art of Self Destruction. Following that album I dipped back into his back catalogue with bands Bellvue and D Generation, then followed him for a few albums with increasingly small returns. Eventually more or less deciding not to get any more and started passing on sale bin CDs.
Las year I started to hear good things about his latest Lucinda William's produced Sunset Kids . So it cropped up at a good price on Amazon so I thought - why not??
Glad I did - it's a solid album with a few standout tracks. Malin can have an irritating vocal inflection but he keeps it pretty much in check on this outing.
It kicks off with the excellent Meet Me At the End of the World. Just a great pop/rock song.
The second track, Room 13, could have been lifted off Self Destruction - not a bad thing. Lucinda adds some nice harmonies as well.
He keeps up the momentum with Chemical Heart - Sounds like it could have been a 79 New Wave hit and the the video reminds me of videos by Costello and XTC.
The vibe is similar for most tracks but he switches from a new wave, Americana vibe to a gentle funk on Do you Really Wanna Know.
So all in a all a solid album, a good listen and well recommended.
Las year I started to hear good things about his latest Lucinda William's produced Sunset Kids . So it cropped up at a good price on Amazon so I thought - why not??Glad I did - it's a solid album with a few standout tracks. Malin can have an irritating vocal inflection but he keeps it pretty much in check on this outing.
It kicks off with the excellent Meet Me At the End of the World. Just a great pop/rock song.
The second track, Room 13, could have been lifted off Self Destruction - not a bad thing. Lucinda adds some nice harmonies as well.
He keeps up the momentum with Chemical Heart - Sounds like it could have been a 79 New Wave hit and the the video reminds me of videos by Costello and XTC.
The vibe is similar for most tracks but he switches from a new wave, Americana vibe to a gentle funk on Do you Really Wanna Know.
So all in a all a solid album, a good listen and well recommended.
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