Multi-instrumentalist Matt Dorsey (ex-Sound Of Contact) hails from Orange County (USA) and he released his first progressive pop/rock album Let Go under his own name, featuring Marco Minnemann (drums), Dave Kerzner (keyboards) and Jonathan Mover (drums). Let Go, a rather short album, as it only has a playing time of 30 minutes, features eight new songs; a blend of influences from bands like Yes, Genesis, Kansas, Pink Floyd, The Police and Steely Dan. Dorsey plays all the guitar parts, sings, plays bass guitar and keyboards and I have to say that all the eight tracks are perfectly performed by Dorsey indeed. Opening track Castles Made Of Sand features a nice piano intro and melodic-wise it reminds me of Kansas and Yes. Waiting For The Fall features mister Minnemann on drums and this one also has a rather funky guitar riff, but most interesting perhaps is the Tony Banks-like keyboard solo of Dave Kerzner here. Impossible Friends has a true Spanish sounding vibe due to the acoustic guitar parts, while Man is rather poppy and Echo is, sad but true, rather tiresome. Closing track Dangerous is a rather straight forward love song, ending this album in a rather positive way, musically speaking that is. Let Go is a nice pop/rock album, packed with short melodic rockers, some memorable hooks, and melodies, so really worthwhile to check out. ***+ Martien Koolen (edited by Tracy van Os van den Abeelen) Where to buy? |
