New York City-based singer and songwriter Frank Bango's accessible, classic-sounding pop songs sound refreshingly familiar, almost as if they came out of another less frantic and noisy era. All of this is by design, since Bango and his longtime co-writer, Richy Vesecky, have always aimed for a kind of Brill Building approach in their songs. Handling all steps of the process D.I.Y., from writing, producing, and recording to distribution and marketing, Bango has released four albums on his own Sincere Recordings imprint since 1994, I Set Myself on Fire Today, Fugitive Girls, The Unstudied Sea, and The Sweet Songs of Decay.(allmusic.com)
Frank Bango is a quirky but melodically inventive sole power-pop proprietor with a knack for memorable riffs. He casts a wide net and pulls in a lot of fish. You can hear the George Martin influence on “Defensless'” horns and the lovely loopy keyboards, and a touch of Beatles on the lovely “Not a Word” with its ingenious melody and quivering guitar. “Too Lazy To Love You” is a wistful, sunny-day top-down anthem and “Kissing Bugs” features in an indelible guitar riff. Hint of Byrds on the chiming “What Kind of Saturday Is This?” and “Astronaut I’m Not.” While not as memorable as Fugitive Girls this is a damn fine album. (Mike Baron in popgeekheaven.com)
If you don't know Frank Bango you should give him a try.
Have fun
SB1 mp3@320
Love the power pop. Missed this one. Thanks for the post.
ReplyDelete