Away from the mainstream, what a wonderfully arranged album this is from Italy's Sunshine Posho. These arrangements are masterful allowing Posh's gentle addictive vocal to weave its way around them. Ultra smooth at times, there are equally ventures into Prog and 70s Pop Rock.
The title track is wonderfully chilled, graceful European pop that washes over you and yet the following No, You're Disjointed mixes 60s Pop Rock with prime time Prog to offer up a wonderful confection of Art Rock, chopping and changing at will.
Troubadour is incredibly sweet, surprisingly straight ahead, concentrating on vocal interplay. Catherine follows suit, but this time is piano led and slightly Jazz. Both songs show a different side to Sunshine Posho, more heart felt than the big arrangements.
I'm Not A Robot is 80s Synth Pop with a surprise chorus and Serenade closes the album with more Art Rock and ethereal Sax and a hypnotic bassline. Not Done Yet is very 60s instrumentally and another magnificent arrangement vocally.
I am amazed that no one else seems to have picked up this, It is an album of real invention. The Prog obviously appeals to my sentiments, but there is much more here than that vocally and instrumentally. A real tour de force and a step away from the norm.
You can listen to the album here and it is available as a download as Name Your Price.
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