It's hard to believe that it is over 15 years since The Junior League's Catchy, an album that I never fail to rabbit on about. Thankfully Joe Adragna is still around and just as great. His last album, Adventureland, was in the IDHAS Top 10 albums of 2019.
So, I would expect nothing but ace for Bridge And Tunnel, Adragna has set high standards career wise and that bar keeps getting higher and higher. This album sounds less 80s than Adventureland, although the odd keyboard run still reminds me of that decade.
Generally, the mood is really laid back, Adragna's voice does lend itself to that mode, but there is still plenty of variety. Not My Time even hits the smooth soul of the second half of the 70s and Storyteller channels Tom Petty as one track per album seems to. It is wonderfully moody.
Turn Off The Lights is great late 60s / early 70s trippy Pop Rock and The Sunshine Saves Everyone is fine West Coast Pop Rock, maybe a bit Yacht Rock-ish with a great twang. Library Bar reminds me of those great UK Pop Rock acts of the 70s, Jigsaw, Liverpool Express etc.
54 has a haunting Duane Eddy twang on a song that comes across as a sort of American latter day 10CC. Lirr is a greater departure with its meandering strings. Special Mention though should go to Andrea (You Can't Fly), a real soap box Psych Pop surprise. Beautifully produced and played, Bridge And Tunnel pushes all the right buttons. Gentle but magnificent!
You can listen to and buy the album here.
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