On the third solo album by former BoDeans frontman Sam Llanas, he continues in a style that is very natural for him and he succeeds at most everything he tries. Kicking things off with \u201cDeja V\u00fa,\u201d a slow burner of a rock track, is the perfect way to tell the world that he is free from his old band. But his vocals are such a definitive part of that band, it\u2019s impossible to completely break free and that\u2019s something he\u2019s fine with. On tracks like this, his vocals are crystal clear and very suited to each individual song. Damn fine way to start this record off.<\/p>\n
\u201cCold N\u2019 Clean\u201d is one of those songs that sounds like an old school BoDeans track from the \u201880s, which is a great thing. The lyrics showcase Llanas\u2019 immense songwriting talents. Crisp production is present all throughout the record. \u201cEverywhere But Here\u201d is a strong example, with some amazing vocals and Llanas\u2019s band sounding really cohesive. Unfortunately, there are some unnecessary detours present as well, including \u201cI\u2019m Still Alive,\u201d an acoustic number that probably could\u2019ve benefitted from being plugged in.<\/p>\n
One of the best tracks here is \u201cThe Best I Can,\u201d an anthemic rocker that should be remembered as one of Llanas\u2019 best songs, ever. The magnitude of how excellent this song cannot be measured in words; it truly has to be heard in order to be fully appreciated.<\/p>\n
At thirty-four minutes long, the disc does feel a little brief, but that\u2019s a minor complaint. With track like \u201cTo Where You Go,\u201d Llanas is more than forgiven for the small amount of songs here. This cut has the feel of one of those slow burning BoDeans songs that the band was known for. He may have left the BoDeans several years ago, but it\u2019s clear that Llanas has got a great future ahead of him. With material like this and a band that hopefully won\u2019t need to be constantly replaced, he should feel secure about what\u2019s ahead of him.<\/p>\n
Physical copies of the CD can be ordered from Llanas\u2019 website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":91,"featured_media":32214,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"artist":[9544],"rating":[5615],"class_list":["post-43966","review","type-review","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","artist-sam-llanas","rating-rating-b"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/43966","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\/91"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43966"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/43966\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32214"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43966"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43966"},{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=43966"},{"taxonomy":"rating","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rating?post=43966"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}