The debut album from Grand Rapids trio Major Murphys is released from Winspear Records on 30th March.
Winging in from the States on a bed of summer sunshine as snowflakes continue to fall on this side of the Pond, Major Murphy are a band who happily wear their influences on their sleeve as deduced from a recent playlist selected for the For The Rabbits website.
As the album cover shows, it is a blank canvas to start with but little by little a range of influences and people begin to fill a void - ranging from the importance of relationships to a kaleidoscopic love of art and nature.
Their summery production and gorgeous lovely harmonies embrace universal subject matter of love, life and companionship from the opus of 'My C.C. Blues' to the random-ness of 'Radi-Yum'.
Remember when you first heard 'Nanny in Manhattan' by The Lilys; a little pocket of 60s Gold from the 1990s; well this is the latest breed of American 60s/70s rock radio pleasure - full of nods of the head to The Byrds, The Velvet Underground to the singer songwriter mood of Joni Mitchell and up to the present day Kelley Stoltz.
There is something for everyone on this album; something to listen to while on a long-haul flight, a walk around the park with a dog on the lead, a brief commute to work. This is a good album for all seasons and all kinds of weather, and fittingly their hometown of Grand Rapids also brought us Grant Wood's 'American Gothic' this No.1 album in waiting is as American as that picture depicts.
No. 1 is out from Winspear Records on 30th March.
My thanks to One Beat PR for the opportunity to review.
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