Clyde Is Thinking artist: Eric Sommer - Brooklyn Bolero - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the newest release, Brooklyn Bolero from Eric Sommer . Opening with knee slapper, Red Dress , Eric Sommer (guitar, vocal and harmonica), Jim Oakley (percussion, vocal and stomp box) and Zach Smith (bass, vocals and groove accelerator) set a hefty pace for the release. On Cereal Song , Sommer creates something of a country rudimentary rap. With harmonica and rim shots, it's more of a chant. Warm ballad, Best Foot Forward , is nicely constructed with Elvis Costello style. Soothing vocals and clean electric soloing makes for a real nice track. Chord driven, Doin' Wrong , has a country punk style that I could most easily associate with Frank Black / Pixies. Short and sweet, possibly my favorite track on the release. Cover My Soul is an easy going rural style showing solid vocal blending, nice song writing, a cool bass line and interesting finger picking. Rural sounds, blended with contemporary presentation yields What A Day I Had , a cool ...