Another returning hero. I've been following The Nines since the 1998 debut album, which probably makes Steve Eggers feel as old as I. This is Eggers back in default mode, great Pop Rock. This revives the 1970s glory years of the genre. Real singalong stuff.
Yet again, Bill Majoros helps out, another hero of ours. It has been too long since we last had an album from The Foreign Films. Eggers raids the genre wonderfully. At times, the album sounds very Paul McCartney And Wings.
So you should expect big arrangements, singalong choruses and melody Morth, East South and West. The harmonies are extraordinarily good as with most great albums of the 70s. Fans of Raspberries, Badfinger, 10CC and ELO will love this.
Away From You has a real Deceptive Bends feel, right down to the keyboard sound. Don't Worry Susan is a fab Pop Song, almost Power Pop, but also a little West Coast with its Beach Boy harmonies. Mexico is again very McCartney 70s, with a little Andrew Gold and a splendid arrangement.
Summers Never Been The Same is prime time ELO. If only McCartney was writing ballads now as great as Song For Rachel, the lost decades would be long forgotten, another top notch arrangement. Give Your Heart Away still sounds great, the perfect lead single.
To keep it in period, the album was recorded on Vintage Tascam and Yahama Cassette without any drop in sound quality. Echoes Of Past Future may be Retro, but no one does Pop Rock and Power Pop as well as The Nines. It is great to have Steve Egger back.
You can listen to and buy the album here. The CD is already sold out in four days. Hopefully, there will be a reprint.
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