{"id":41768,"date":"2009-11-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-11-06T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/reviews\/the-mile\/"},"modified":"2009-11-06T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2009-11-06T00:00:00","slug":"the-mile","status":"publish","type":"review","link":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/reviews\/the-mile\/","title":{"rendered":"The Mile"},"content":{"rendered":"

Although Kenny Sean has recorded three full-length albums under various band names in the past, The Mile<\/i> is the first complete solo effort from this inspired singer-songwriter. Produced by bandmate Tyler Chester, Sean has delivered a wonderful collection of tunes ranging from moody ballads to exuberant rock \u2018n\u2019 roll cuts.\u00a0 <\/o:p><\/p>\n

He also happens to possess one of the sexiest voices I\u2019ve heard for some time, and it only helps his cause when he gets all romantic on moments like the country-spiced \u201cCandy By My Side.\u201d\u00a0 He also evokes raw emotion with the heart-wrenching plea \u201cHate To Be Alone.\u201d \u201cSouvenirs\u201d has shades of Dylan running through it, which can only be a good thing. In fact, Sean lists the likes of Dylan, Ryan Adams, and Neko Case as influences for this particular project, but he always remains himself and in complete control of the material he\u2019s delivering.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

The title track is a touching alt-rock gem that opens the album and wastes no time in tugging on the heartstrings. \u201cLet Them Come\u201d is given a rather stately arrangement that keeps the focus on Sean weaving his words of hope before the song builds to a masterful climax. \u201cIt Ain\u2019t You\u201d and \u201cHere We Go Again\u201d are two of the strongest tracks to be found here. The former is a swaggering, exuberant rocker full of spice, while the latter is a stripped-down lament of a broken relationship that Sean delivers with earnest soul.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

\u201cRazor\u201d is another alt-rocker that finds Sean again lamenting that thing called love. This one, though, is a little more abstract and could represent many facets of what we understand to be love. Although he stretches his voice to its limits on this one, Sean keeps it in check and never loses control of himself.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

\u201cWhere Did The Money Go?\u201d is another clear highlight and probably the most accessible song on the album. Its easy groove and accessible rock sound would please just about anyone who digs real music. A wonderful twist comes when Sean injects Phil Collins\u2019 \u201cTake Me Home\u201d into the latter part of the song, an unexpected move that works a treat.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

\u201cMe From Myself\u201d is the haunting tale of a young life gone wrong told by Sean, who reaches a new height in delivering this one straight from the heart. He weaves some beautiful harmonica around this one as it gradually builds to a stellar finale. \u201cTie Me Down\u201d lightens the mood a little with a laid-back approach to allow Sean to paint a wonderful image from deep within himself.\u00a0 The disc closes with \u201cNew Year\u2019s Day,\u201d another radio-friendly rock tune that seals the deal with conviction and leaves Sean in a somewhat hopeful state.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

The Mile <\/i>is a journey of the heart and mind delivered by a stellar band and their enchanting leader. It\u2019s self-assured and rocks easily when it has to, but it\u2019s the kind of album that you wouldn\u2019t exactly want to play on your happiest days because it could spoil the mood. Much of its darkness, however, is subtle, and there\u2019s plenty of light to balance it out. Overall, this is a truly impressive debut from a promising and talented man.<\/o:p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":30129,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"artist":[8483],"rating":[5617],"class_list":["post-41768","review","type-review","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","artist-kenny-sean","rating-rating-b-plus"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/41768","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/review"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/67"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41768"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/41768\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30129"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41768"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=41768"},{"taxonomy":"rating","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rating?post=41768"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}