Harrison Rimmer is from Fleetwood, a town that is only about 50 miles from me. I remember Blackpool being a bit grim in Winter, I did a relief for 4 months there at the beginning of my career, but the people of Cleveleys and Fleetwood were incredibly welcoming.
Enough about me. Harrison Rimmer's second album is great Indie Pop Rock. Jaunty at times with pace. It is a little more modern than we normally cover, but the songwriting and arrangements suit us really well. The songs are stories and Rimmer is a fine storyteller.
This is an album built for a mass market given half the chance. It may fit America more than the UK sound wise, particularly as it is so hard to grow any talent in the UK at present. The majors are so London centric when all the talent is regional.
Rimmer is a singer songwriter that knows what he is about. There is a commercial feel to what he performs and the arrangements reveal this, but these 10 songs are beautifully performed suited to the everyday streaming listeners.
There's a lot to like here such as the Celtic tinged ballad, Be Reet and the quartet thrive on the rockier, Cold. Ripped Up Magazine is great Power Pop with a much faster pace. I maybe wish there was a bit more of this. Rimmer masters mellow, but when you hear how great he rocks, you want more.
Shores adds some great Brass and a splendid chorus. The song itself is storytelling at its finest. Dave's House gets near to Americana and that works well too and adds a great Twang. Hopefully, the future is bright Harrison Rimmer, this album shows that it should do and would be well deserved.
You can listen to and buy the album here. It is available on Vinyl, CD and as a download.
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