Thursday, August 26, 2021

 Starlight Cleaning Co.

S/T

Sofaburn Records


While the late Neal Casal acts as producer and guitarist, which is a good tribute to him, the duo of Rachael Dean and Tim Paul Gray sound much more like Elvis Costello, Chrissie Hynde, and a bit like Fleetwood Mac, which is to say their sound is somewhat punky, somewhat folk, and a bit country, a great mix that jangles and chimes, and moves along nicely. The lyrics are reminiscent of Casal, Hynde and Costello, too--commentary on love won and lost--and as good as those influences.


So if you like any of them, and I would say Hynde is the one they sound like the most, pick this up. Anyone who write like Chrissie, while still remaining themselves, is absolutely worth hearing.

Andrea Weiss


No comments:

Post a Comment

Followers

Blog Archive