{"id":47363,"date":"2026-04-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/reviews\/the-record-hop\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T00:00:00","slug":"the-record-hop","status":"publish","type":"review","link":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/reviews\/the-record-hop\/","title":{"rendered":"The Record Hop!"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the best pieces of advice ever offered to me went something like this: whatever you choose to do, do it with passion. Do it with commitment. Go all in and give it everything you\u2019ve got.<\/p>\n

Kyle Lacy is all in on early rock and roll\u2014think Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Buddy Holly\u2014and his wholehearted embrace of the sound, feel, and attitude of that musical era makes all the difference.<\/p>\n

The Record Hop!<\/i>\u2014Lacy\u2019s third studio album\u2014is the first that\u2019s fully devoted to this particular musical vision, walking in the footsteps of the architects of modern rock and roll. Lacy\u2019s aim is to deliver original music that honors that sonic heritage, and the authentic passion and joy Lacy and band pour into their work here brings out all kinds of playfulness, showmanship and flair, with the end result feeling effortless and masterful all at once.<\/p>\n

Lacy describes his sound on The Record Hop!<\/i> as \u201cas pure rock\u2019n\u2019roll, influenced in equal portions by the rockabilly of Carl Perkins and blues of Freddie King.\u201d In this craftsman\u2019s hands, every touch and detail is spot on, from the reverb on the drums to a guitar sound that\u2019s vintage yet full of fire, to the call-and-answer vocal dynamics and sassy horn section.<\/p>\n

The album opens in style with big, bold early rock number \u201cOne Trick Pony,\u201d accompanied by fat horns, rambunctious bass and rockabilly drums. Lacy also acknowledges Brian Setzer and the Stray Cats as influences, and you can hear it right away. \u201cMore Than That!\u201d follows with a burst of greasy blues, the horns playing off the rhythm section and guitar and doing a sort of call-and-response with Lacy\u2019s lead vocal.<\/p>\n

\u201cCryin\u2019 And Shakin\u2019\u201d is a suitably hip-shaking number in the Buddy Holly \/ Carl Perkins tradition, with the horn section having a blast. (Make sure to catch the video<\/a>, filmed at Sun Studios\u2014a nice touch.) Then \u201cLucky Ducky\u201d offers up a mid-tempo blues lightened by harmonies, organ and horns, that finds Lacy celebrating his partner in every way; it\u2019s both flirty and utterly sincere.<\/p>\n

Harmony vocalist Amanda D’Amico enjoys a moment in the spotlight with a lead vocal turn on \u201cLove Spectator,\u201d a bluesy, rather lounge-y showcase for her sultry and stylish vocals. Then \u201cEverlasting, Everchanging\u201d delivers a taste of Muscle Shoals r&b flair with the horns swinging hard; it\u2019s a sweet, upbeat song of devotion.<\/p>\n

Eight of these 10 tracks are Lacy originals; the first cover to surface is \u201cTwo To Tango,\u201d a playful Lacy-D\u2019Amico duet originally performed by Ray Charles and Betty Carter. Next up, \u201cPlaying In My Head\u201d is a super-fun rockabilly-fueled barn burner. For contrast\u2019s sake, it\u2019s followed by the slow-burning blues \u201cGive Back My Name,\u201d with every player in the band nailing a lively arrangement.<\/p>\n

The album closes with the most outside-the-box tune here, the Tower Of Power cover \u201cWhat Is Hip?\u201d The band brings a fiery, dynamic funk spirit to the most modern sound heard here\u2014as in 1971 Sly & The Family Stone. It\u2019s a musical cherry on top for this trip through the history of rock and roll.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the album I have always wanted to make,\u201d says Lacy, and that passion shows in every groove and riff found here. Lacy and D\u2019Amico are joined by fellow New Yorkers Manny Williams and Trevor Brown on bass; Joe Cosmo Cogen, Luke Markham and JC Myska on drums;
Billy Aukstik on trumpet, Cole Stone-Frisina on sax, and Robby Schwartz on organ and piano.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Record Hop! <\/i>is the truest kind of labor of love, fueled by affection and passion for the early rock and roll that set millions of hips shaking and toes tapping. It\u2019s a sound that changed the world, and revisiting and reviving it is a genuinely joyful experience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":35467,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"artist":[11177],"rating":[5613],"class_list":["post-47363","review","type-review","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","artist-kyle-lacy","rating-rating-a-minus"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/47363","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\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47363"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/47363\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35467"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47363"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=47363"},{"taxonomy":"rating","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rating?post=47363"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}