Keith
John Adams
"Sunshine Loft" CD
DCBaltimore2012
Genres: indie rock, indie pop, folk pop
May 3 - 9 2004 |
Sunshine Loft is the first solo album from Britain's Keith John
Adams, whose unique brand of folky, homemade pop embodies everything
that's great about independent music. Adams' melodic
sensibility is truly a thing to behold - these thirteen short tunes
are just brimming in lasting listenability. Comparisons to HHBTM
and bumbleBEAR artists are obvious, and if you dig those labels you'll
probably be quite enamored with this.
The third song on this disc is "Looking At Pictures," and
it's one of the best examples of Sunshine Loft's
brilliance. Adams's style is fairly wordy, though he
still packs his tunes with countless hooks and a tremendously cool troubadour-esque
atmosphere. The majority of the songs are also short - around
two minutes each. "Drift," for example, doesn't milk
its hooks - its brevity means it stays enjoyable for more than one
listen. "Throwaway," meanwhile, is the best tune on
here - its powerful, pretty melody (which garnered it a spot on a
Flitwick compilation) is endlessly engaging.
Sunshine Loft is a tremendously fun record. Keith John Adams
distinguishes himself from the rest because he knows how to keep
things short and catchy. There's no long, repeated choruses -
just simple, compact tunes. Why buy a mansion when a little
house is all you need? Understand? Precisely.
87%
Matt Shimmer
[Vitals: 15 tracks, distributed by the
artist, released 2003] |