Compared
to What Every Rose Grower Should Know (2011), many songs on the new
album seem to have a slightly more serene feel. Still, More Songs About Her
rocks just as hard as the band usually does. Secret Powers don't really change their sound: there is nothing
to fix as the sound is already perfectly balanced. Shmedly's studio and his
fantastic talent as a producer is definitely one of the band's
greatest assets. On a Secret Powers album there are always lots of
nice additional details that enhance the overall sound. Be it
strings, organ, piano or something else, everything is perfectly in
its place.
And
not only is Shmedly impeccable in the studio, he has once again
written about half of the songs and they are all brilliant. Ryan
Farley's Running at This Pace is also really catchy, and I especially
enjoy him singing Shmedly's Not That Kind of Girl, another song with
perfect solo guitar work. John Brownell, the new guy, has provided
three songs. Post War with the fantastic Allman Brothers guitars is
one of my favorites. Impossible Girl has some real kick, and Caroline
towards the end of the album is a nice slow song with rather
disturbing lyrics...
Every
other song that I haven't mentioned yet is also great. There are
absolutely no weak moments on this album. The obvious highlight is
Hard to Be Someone, a supremely sympathetic song that sounds a lot like Shmedly's personal
anthem and quite a tribute to his downshifting lifestyle. Superb!
3 comments:
I think "Caroline" is about a dog (or a cat I guess) in a shelter.
Maybe it isn't, but its a hell of a lot less disturbing if you think of it that way!
Yeah... I never thought of that. Thanks, Rich. I have never been very good with lyrics, English not being my mother tongue and stuff. So I often hear things wrong and sometimes the result can be quite interesting - such as in this case! I wish every CD would come with printed lyrics.
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