Jim's Album review

Jim Basnight

Not Changing

Precedent Records

The latest project by longtime power popper Jim Basnight (Jim Basnight Thing, The Meyce, The Moberlys, The Rockinghams) is a solo album that is very good, and very adult power pop (adult in the sense that it’s more than cars and girls, but also mature). It’s steeped in the blues and very powerful.

While every song here has something to recommend it, the ones I like the best are “Never Get Lost,” about how if you wait long enough you’ll have your day, and has a great melody; “Saturday Dream,” which is also about getting what you want if you persevere, and is somewhat folk rock, for quiet times. The third would be the tribute song "Kurt Cobain," which is very good. It all adds up to a wonderful album.

Andrea Weiss