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- Artist: Andy Werth
- Album: Seeing Stars
- Label: Indie
- Year of Release: 2008
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- Reviewed by: soundaslanguage on 2008-04-30
RecommendWhen I got this disc in the mail, I thought it was by a band called Seeing Stars. Fairly cool band name but rather emo. With trepidation, I popped the disc in. To my surprise, it was the sound of classic pop instead. After some research (actually, looking at the press sheet), I discovered that the name of the disc is Seeing Stars and it’s actually by some dude named Andy Werth. Now I have no clue why Seeing Stars is in front of Andy Werth but I guess that is really neither here or there. On to the review.
So, I am listening to Andy Werth’s Seeing Stars and thinking my Mom might really like this. That’s not a shot at Andy and his band though. My mom likes some great old music. And that’s what Werth sounds like…classic pop music. It’s hard to draw comparisons here cause frankly, I am not schooled too much in this sound. But, I do hear a little Ted Leo at times. All I can say is Andy Werth writes a catchy tune. Rich instrumentation including piano and organ and a wealth of trumpets add character to Werth’s wry lyrics and melodic songwriting. All five songs are winners here with “Tower” being my favorite. Check it out for something a little different.
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Log In or Register to Rate Albumson 2008-04-30 Emily Peterson Said:
This is one of my favorite new records. I first heard Andy Werth and his band when they played live on KEXP (a Seattle radio station). It was really different from the usual stuff I hear on alternative radio (there was piano, trumpets, good vocals and well-written songs, rocking drums and guitar that supported the songs but didn't obliterate them) so I bought their CD and fell in love with it. My only complaint is that it's too damn short (5 songs)! I caught their live show a couple months later, and they kick ass! They do everything that they do on the record. Like the person who reviewed this record, I like "Tower" the best (I'm as sucker for songs you can dance to), but "Goodnight" and "Snowing in Buffalo" are close seconds. I can't wait for them to do a longer record!
Rating: 9/10
