The high-class purveyor of late 50s and 60s vintage soul, jazz, blues and R&B returns with one his best yet, with the shuffle of rhythm, the twang of guitar and the dangle of quiff with those Buddy Holly/Clark Kent looks. Clean and genuine throughout, opener Place Names is a classic strutting, passionate number with a big beat, orchestral and backing vocals. The Spanish Look, Vincentine and Medicine ooze the era with double bass thrumming low, close mic singing and you can imagine the shoulder and hip shimmy, the latter with a cha-cha rhythm and a lovely slow horn part. Very Blue combines surf guitar with an orchestration that echoes early Walker Brothers, Silver Bracelet and Fugitive Lover have a romantic yearning, while B. Santa Ana 1986 brings in the organ and does the twist. A bit like another authentic Deep South specialist Eli “Paperboy” Reed, California’s Waterhouse immerses himself into the era with great songwriting and authentic sound in a great follow-up to his self-titled 2019 album. Out on Innovative Leisure.
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