“Pub Rock, Power Pop, New Wave, whatever you want to call it was my inspiration for the sound of this record. Artists like Elvis Costello, Nick Lowe, Ted Leo, Squeeze & Blondie are huge influences of mine & I hope that even a shred of that comes through.”<\/p>\n
After reading Jimmy Doyle (The Fad) describing these influences for his first solo record at Brooklynvegan<\/a>, I was already halfway in. Then I heard the real thing and it doesn’t disappoint at all. If anything, Going Gray<\/em> sounds more modern than I’d expected, but it’s full of heartfelt uptempo guitar pop hits, none of which hit the three minute mark.<\/p>\n Apparently, the record has been on the shelf for a long time, and we still have to wait until September for the vinyl to arrive. Going Gray<\/em> was recorded right before the pandemic hit with a strong supporting cast consisting of Tim Hildebrand, Brittany Luna (both of Catbite, who we covered before<\/a>), Ian Farmer (Modern Baseball\/Slaughter Beach, Dog), and Eric Osman (Cherry, Lame-O Records). Let’s hope Doyle and friends wrote more songs in the meantime, because I’d like more of this, please!<\/p>\n