Grant Hart
Good News for Modern Man

LA RECENSIONE

Brief morning review to pay tribute to one of the most appreciated musicians here on the site, although not many of his albums are present.
The drummer-singer or rather the singer-drummer, this morning I listened to this album by Grant Hart and I'm writing this review on impulse.
Purchased right after it was published, five years after the second Nova Mob, it went almost unnoticed compared to the first solo album "Intolerance," which was characterized by a DIY sound, sounding bombastic and almost "Spectorian." There is a large quantity of instruments, brass, xylophone, lots of guitar and keyboards.
A very varied album especially when compared to the often too similar albums produced by his perennial competitor..
Many successful melodies like the irresistible "A Letter From Anne Marie," the '60s "Beach Boysian" influences in the choruses of "Run Run Run To The Centre Pompidou," the New Wave of "In A Cold House," a splendid vocal performance in the ballad "You Don't Have to Tell Me Now," and the immediately catchy "Nobody Rides For Free."
An album that immediately leaves its mark, certainly his best-sung album. For various reasons, I also believe related to the record label, the album has fallen into oblivion; it absolutely doesn't deserve it. If you don't know it, recover it. After this, a long silence lasted ten years.