2023-08-01 08:23:38
With his distinctive voice, charismatic stage presence and flair for good songwriting, Miles Kane has made a name for himself as a solo artist. Nevertheless, the Briton, who formed the duo The Last Shadow Puppets with Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner, still has the reputation of being an insider tip. After convincing with the album “Change The Show” in 2022, the singer, songwriter and guitarist will release the next long player on Friday.
In contrast to the highly acclaimed predecessor, which offered a mixture of northern soul and indie rock, the songs on “One Man Band” are once more much more rocky. The rousing uptempo rocker “Troubled Son” opens Kane’s fifth solo album with robust new wave guitars. The chorus immediately sticks in your head. With its 80s sound, “Troubled Son” is rather the exception among the eleven new songs in terms of dynamics and power, but the others are in no way inferior to it.
“The Best Is Yet To Come” and the title track are a little rougher in tone. Sixties garage rock with subtly overdriven vocals meets surging indie pop. “Never Taking Me Alive” is almost punk. Again, “Heartbreaks” is clearly inspired by T.Rex. When Kane, who lives in London by choice, sings regarding the “modern girl in sixties throwbacks” and the “retro boy”, he even sounds a little like Marc Bolan and the “Swinging Sixties”. “The Wonder”, which sounds much more modern, casually grooves along with Hawaiian guitars.
“Baggio” is downright phenomenal, a melodic, driving rock song that culminates in a powerful choral finale, as you know it from an Ennio Morricone soundtrack for a spaghetti western, albeit with a strumming of guitars. Otherwise the album is free of tonal frills. He deliberately used “no strings, no wind instruments, no piano” on the album, the 37-year-old told the British magazine “NME”. However, other musicians are there, the title is not to be taken literally.
Some songs ignite immediately, others unfold their full potential following several rounds. The few space fillers and sometimes clichéd lyrics are not disturbing on this record with a retro feel. “The whole album is pretty driving,” Miles Kane announced in advance. “I made a conscious effort to make it very euphoric.” He succeeded. Except for the closing acoustic ballad “Scared Of Love”, there are no quiet moments, but plenty of positive Rock’n’Roll energy.
(S E R V I C E – mileskane.com)
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