From the first strains of the opening song, "Ice", the debut disc, "Possible", from Wes Hawkins heralds the artists` confidence to his influences and, musically speaking, they are clearly in the Todd Rundgren, Neil Finn and 60`s/early 70`s Bee Gees realm. Vocally, "Ice" sounds like classic Gibb Brothers combined with Blue Nile vocalist Paul Buchanan, musically evokes the same exact combination with some moving Doug Powell spirit. It`s a stunner of a track that we can`t get enough of. The Powell comparisons remain thru much of "Possible", we hear some Gin Blossoms-with-less-jangle(witness "Color On Color" which perfectly blends Gin Blossoms, Crowded House and grounding late-era Beatles influences), as well. Hawkins` melodies are inventive and filled with confident chord changes to make this rise up strongly against any cookie-cutter pop criticisms. It`s all very radio-friendly but not overly sweet. One of the more striking debuts in power pop in 2006, Extremely Highly Recommended!
 Ice - mp3
Baby I Can Do It - mp3
Color On Color - mp3
Hey Starlene - mp3
Movement - mp3
Very Down - mp3
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