Rome 56

Paradise Is Free

Think Like A Key Music

Arthur Lamonica, frontman for the 70s punk/new wave/CBGB’s band The Shirts, collaborated with his wife Kathleen Lamonica on this new album, and it's great.

They combine roots rock, power pop, and melodic rock. It's enjoyable, but somewhat dark, like the album opener, “The Man Behind the Man With a Gun,” yet it never gets that disturbing. This isn’t a horror movie.

Disquieting, but in a good way, these songs will make you think, like “Hustle of the Crowd,” a political song. And they don't forget to rock out. If that sounds like a good album to you, and it does to me, then you will like this, a lot. Maybe even love it.

Andrea Weiss