Grayson Wray Project
"Imaginary Episodes" CD
self-released
Genre: pop
May 2007 |
Spirited and peppy, yet ultimately bland and
irritating 70s-ish pop from this Grayson Wray guy and his
Project. At first I was kind of enjoying their light take on pop -
"And She's From Nowhere" is a nice song. They add flute to give things
an airy feel, and his female backup singers provide timely harmonies. Even beachy "Up the California Coast" can evoke a smile or
two. But the formula gets old somewhere around the fourth track on
this fourteen song journey, and even as background music it's hard for
this to keep playing without people noticing and becoming annoyed with the
never-ending lite-pop joyfest. A little kick and variety will be
necessary for Grayson Wray in the future if he wants an album
that can be enjoyed past track four. For now, this suffers from
Katrina and the Waves syndrome.
55%
youuuuuuuutube!:
"tell me your secret" (not on this cd)
Matt Shimmer
[Vitals: 14 tracks,
distributed by
CD Baby,
released 2007] |
