Loverboy Does It Again

After a long 3 years wait from the red-headed folkpopster, Brett Dennen's 4th studio album Loverboy has arrived in triumphant glory. Despite having been circulating for a couple of months now, the release still remains as fresh as it started, and is the latest jewel in the crown for the californian's meteoric rise from zero to hero.

And what an album it is. Long term fans of Dennen will be surprised with this record - it's a distance from the often solitary acoustic focus of his past forays, but with that abandonment comes a wealth of full-bodied, enthusiastic tracks; each a memorable pillar to the whole.

With an influx of new sounds and instruments (the cajun brass of Make You Fall In Love With Me and the retro funk synths littering Queen Of The Westside as particular favourites) are a welcome progression for Dennen, who pushes his quirky vocal ranges that one notch further this time around. It just seems more mature, more developed... More 'him'. There's no doubt Brett had a lot of fun making this record, it's eminent in many of the tracks (the opening conversation of Walk Away, Watch Me Burn very much highlighting this), and it can't help but rub off on us.

Superb stuff from the man who, until 2005, was a virtual unknown. Let's hope this ride keeps on lasting - he's onto a winner.


I shall leave you with a personal favourite from the release (and current single) - Sydney (I'll Come Running)


K.



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