TO SHOOT ANOTHER DAY

This is the 3rd solo album from the former leader of UK Prog band Purson, and with this album, composer-multi-instrumentalist-vocalist Rosalie has crafted an endlessly interesting, creative, and entertaining album that is one of the year's best. An uncategorizable mixture of many different styles, with a pop sensibility at the forefront, but so many intriguing twists and turns not only between songs but within them as well. With a sound that combines 60's psychedelia with elements of rock, jazz, blues, nostalgia, and eclectic pop, there are delights to be found in every song. Rosalie's vocal style is somewhat of a fluid mixture of Chrissie Hynde, Kate Bush, and Michelle Shocked resulting in a unique sound, and her compositions and arrangements are always interesting and surprising. From the James Bondian aspects of the title track, various occurrences of Beatles-like melodies, quirky vocal theatrics, eclectic bits of old-timey nostalgia, to unlikely combinations of styles within songs, it all works, providing musical oddities that still manage to be accessible and catchy fun. Great sound and production, and also great musicianship throughout. Best Tracks: Heavy Pencil, In the Shade of the Shadows, To Shoot Another Day, It's Good to be Damned, Denim Eyes, The Smut Peddler. Rating: 4.5

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