To normally suggest that “so and so” hasn’t broken any new ground on “such and such” album would probably be a bit disheartening to both “so and so” and those listening to “such and such” album. However, in the case of Tommy Keene and his new album, In The Late Bright, it’s a comfort to know that after almost 30 plus years in the biz, he’s still penning gorgeous pop songs that rely more on a mix of melancholic nostalgia than that of his contemporaries. Such as the feeling one sometimes gets where they can’t help but believe that, after years of change and discourse, they can, indeed, sometimes go home. This one, a melodic mid-tempo rocker, is my current favorite but, like all of Tommy Keene’s records, will more that likely change in a day or two or three…Tommy Keene – “A Secret Life Of Stories” (mp3)
(from the Second Motion Records CD, In The Late Bright, 2009)
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nice post...i actually did the sleeve design for this, so i've been enjoying the rest of the cd for a while now....really great stuff from Tommy, good muscular guitar sounds, definitely not wimpy power pop......you could do much worse than pick this up when you can- jim horan
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