The additional we go into the realm of social media-driven advertising and developments, the additional we as a society appear to stray from the essential artwork that’s the act of getting a superbly sequenced album. Certain, the issue has plagued in style music since its inception with singles present to promote albums, and albums present as filler for stated singles, however someplace in there, musicians started to really attempt with each single tune they put their title on, and the artwork of a full-album expertise was born.
For those who’re shopping for a home, you’d wish to know that the development employees targeted on each single brick and never simply a few fancier bricks inside a pile of half-broken, decaying bricks, proper? Musicians are building employees and every album they launch ought to operate as an enduring landmark of their capacity. By the point a band reaches their fourth full-length album, they’ve both realized this reality or they’re DJ Khaled — fortunately for Mike Montrey Band (and everybody else), they’re the previous.
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Mike Montrey Band aren’t any novices to the concept of crafting an in depth, balanced and full album. Their fourth launch, Looking out For My Soul, may be one of the best testomony to this reality but, as its concentrated seven-song tracklist works extra time to carry the music to the followers in probably the most conveniently and economically doable approach. Every of the seven songs bides its time portray footage of age-old Americana and landmarks far and close to — “I Can’t Wait Any Longer” opens SFMS up with a riveting and rollicking introduction, showcasing the band and all of their strengths from the soar.
“Reno” dials the power again a fraction, displaying off Montrey’s emotional depths and his improbable vocal timbre. “So Lengthy Metropolis of Angels” pivots into one thing extra mainline within the pop-rock style, even going so far as to present listeners “ooh, la-la-la’s” within the refrain, and the non-public love letter (and farewell) to such a totemic metropolis. “Blue Skies Once more” digs deep into the blues influences, vocal harmonies, and organ trills — pivoting off of possibly the album’s poppiest observe to one thing much more textured is a good shift, and it units the tone completely for the remainder of what’s nonetheless to come back.
Instrumentally, the subsequent observe “Held On To You” does a number of the most fascinating stuff on the file because it introduces horns and brass into the combo. It’s an excellent little observe about love in its purest type, and the observe is danceable sufficient to cozy as much as a liked one on the dancefloor. “Pay attention To Me Roar” acts as Looking out For My Soul’s final triumphant hurrah, providing a singable refrain and twinkling keys earlier than the album circles again to its introspective core, and “Looking out For The Solar” closes issues out in a very emotional style.
Dialing the manufacturing down considerably, the smaller finale feels earned and stays with the listener with no second thought. The magic of a seven-track album is its brevity and memorability, and Mike Montrey Band accomplishes an album that delivers a memorable blow and by no means overstays — the right musical houseguest should you ask me.
