DONNA DUNNE Beale Street
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A rich rhythm and blues texture comes across that signals the intent as much as it creates a wonderful tune. The stylish running brings a sense of rockabilly but it is also marked out by the way the blues generates the intended impact. Firing up “Kicks” is the Latin tint in the sound. It adds a hard side to it that you feel. The deep way that the guitar is angled in gives it a lush Tex-Mex beat that stirs it eloquently, but there is also a lot to admire in how it excites you as it plays. An endearing track follows called “Blue Skies”. Handsomely filling out as it plays there is a steadfastness to it that sees it all fall clearly into place. The partial way that it is delivered also denotes an artist with a lot of promise musically. A cover of “Lucille” by LITTLE RICHARD seems to undermine the rockabilly influences that we have come to pick up from her live sets. Here it finds a suitable place as an inclusion on the EP.
.......................................................................................................................... THEORIES DIVIDE Revolutions “This Is Revolution” gets straight down to the task at hand. The guitar generates a bounce in the rhythm but there is a lot to be said about the drumming. Determined in how it is rolled out this seals in the right qualities to bring forth a tune that opens up in a good way. A neat guitar riff on the intro gives way to allow the broader elements play in on “Not Like You”. The running to it has a lot to admire and it throws the weight behind it all as the playing is pushed to the front in a proven way. The handling on third track “Claim To Live” comes to be very dependable. The vocals gain a foothold in the delivery that very much dictates the good points to bring a very full on effort to the equation. What stands for the band on “Buried Alive” is how distinct it is all handled. The formidable feel from the tempo is very sharp, while they also find something of reference in the vocal delivery to exemplify the right balance that they have going on here. When it comes to “Mirrored Illusion” things have a very descript intro that gives the track the platform to launch from. That opening seems to set the standard and this retains a great deal in the offering. It is all very relevant and sets things up for the finish with “Drowning”. The opening is a no nonsense affair. The way that the rhythm is streamed fits impressively. Everything is taken hold of here and pushed to the front but they also manage to keep things predominantly loyal to what they want their sound to be about.
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