Artist : Brett Dennen
Album : Loverboy
Label : Dualtone
Year : 2011
Genre : Folk-Rock
Rip date : Apr-13-2011
Store date : Apr-12-2011
Size : 72,0 MB
01 - Surprise Surprise 04:07
02 - Dancing At A Funeral 03:39
03 - Comeback Kid (That's My Dog) 03:25
04 - Frozen In Slow Motion 03:55
05 - Sydney (I'll Come Running) 03:54
06 - Make You Fall In Love With Me 04:08
07 - Only Rain 05:14
08 - Can't Stop Thinking 04:08
09 - Must Be Losing My Mind 04:28
10 - Song For Leaving 05:06
11 - Queen Of The Westside 06:20
12 - Little Cosmic Girl 03:49
13 - Walk Away Watch Me Burn 04:08
56:21 min
Brett Dennen is an intriguing artist. His songs feature long-lined
melodies that unfold in a Bob Dylan-like rush of words and clever
rhymes, often laid over subtle African pop rhythms that make him sound a
bit like an even more mellowed-out Dave Matthews. He tackles big
subjects like love and death and pain, but somehow manages to sound
sunny and hopeful the whole way through. And then theres his voice,
which is high-pitched and softly frail, making him sound like a cross
between Neil Young and Tracy Chapman; its fragility also suggests a
slightly less melancholy Nick Drake. Loverboy is his fourth studio album
and it doesnt differ much from his previous efforts, although its
perhaps sunnier in tone, more upbeat, and a little looser in feel. Its
even funky in spots, albeit delicately funky, because no matter how
joyous and rhythmic Dennen gets on these tracks, theres always the
feeling that its a glass house hes rocking in, which isnt a bad
thing, but one cant help but wonder how hed sound if he left-turned
into Neil Young's Tonights the Night territory; he probably wont make
that turn anytime soon, if at all. There are some undeniably good songs
here, like the jaunty Dancing at a Funeral, which sounds like a joyous
celebration of life even as it explores the end of same, the goofy but
endearing Comeback Kid (Thats My Dog), and the set closer, Walk
Away, Watch Me Burn, which chimes along loosely with Dennen singing I
was thinking about my place in the universe like the philosophical
ghost of Jimmy Scott fronting a mellow jam band. Dennen doesnt sound as
deliberate, careful, and fussy on this outing, and that bodes well for
his future work. Hes a singular talent but one gets the feeling that he
hasnt quite yet gotten to where hes going to be as an artist. Loverboy
is a step closer.
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