Kelley Stoltz – ‘Circular Sounds’

admin on Jan 30th 2008

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Kelley Stoltz – Mother Nature

I’ve been giving this album repeated spins for the last couple of days, its loose ’60s pop sound allowing me to dream, albeit temporarily, of the onset of spring.

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Kelley Stoltz – Reflecting

Losing the piano sound that dominated his last release, Below the Branches (which I never really got into), Circular Sounds features a jangling guitar swing heavily reminiscent of The Kinks – and when it works, that’s no bad thing.

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Kelley Stoltz – Gardenia

Released on February 5th on Sub Pop, if the critical praise of Stoltz’s previous releases continues to roll in, this could be one to watch out for in 2008.