Recorded as a solo album in which Ben Polito plays most of the instruments himself, since moving to Philadelphia, Benny P have become a band and started live shows. To be fair, this doesn't sound like a solo recording, the drumming is live tracked, which is unusual for such a recording.
Another example of a Listening To This Week submission leading to an album review. That song was Some Days and it still sounds wonderful now. Essentially, the album, released yesterday, is great gentle Jangling West Coast Pop, but there are plenty of surprises as the album progresses.
The title track instrumentally has a real Jazz tint and Little Wonderful Mistake is great Americana. Lonely even steps into Classic Rock and Aching Hearts is fine 60s Summer Pop. But it is the Jangle that hits you most, at times venturing well into Power Pop.
Can You Tell Me? even has a Psych Pop Jangle that is music to my ears. Save Me even mixes Rock and Roll with a rock out chorus. Morning is the type of song that Americans do so well, it just breezes along at a pace that just draws you in.
Vocally, Polito has a soothing effect that suits the material perfectly. At times, he sounds a little like Michael Collins of The Summer Holiday, although a little more Soulful and a bit less Pop. Catchy as Catchy can be, with a maturity beyond its years, No Place is an absolute cracker.
You can listen to and buy the album here. It is available at Name Your Price, so what have you got to lose.
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