BRAD BROOKS
2012 is a great time to be from the Bay Area, and with the release of his record, “Harmony Of Passing Light” Brooks joins his peers with the best work of his career. Packed with one great song after another, “Harmony” is a deeply moving, highly entertaining record.
Reminiscent of Skylarking-era XTC and Summerteeth-era Wilco in its melodic, broad interpretation of what a rock album can and should sound like while still feeling intimate and personal; a hybrid of the best instincts of Elvis Costello, Brian Wilson, and the orchestral sophistication of Queen.
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DOWNLOAD – “Steal My Disarray” – HERE
(see if this one reminds you of a combination of George Harrison and World Party/Karl Wallinger…)
THE NEW ALBUM “Harmony Of Passing Light”
Brooks’ gift for melody and his soaring vocals remain the most immediately impressive traits of his music. Brooks’ voice can wail like a blue-eyed soul singer, whisper plaintively, croon with just a touch of twang, or soar through the most demanding melodic acrobatics, and he pulls off all of these different guises on “Harmony” without the record sounding disjointed. Rather, it’s an album with multiple textures that
still feels unified.
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