2008 album from Frank Barajas and follow up to "The White Room Sessions", a big fave of scores and scores of folks here back in 2004! While this one does not troll the sounds of some of the influences on that album, slight refrains of Marshall Crenshaw, Buddy Holly remain but now are replaced by sounds of early Los Lobos, The Blasters, Ritchie Valens, Joe Ely and Doug Sahm. A panoply of cool, timeless sounds and jangle. Spunky beats and big fat `ole hooks done in an uncomplicated, straight-forward manner so it`s impossible to miss its intent - making music that is true to the roots and inspirations of the musician at play. "He may be the musical successor to Ritchie Valens and Buddy Holly. He has more than a passing interest in pop rock, the British Invasion, Mersey Beat, Vaudeville (see "Roxy Street"), and singalong songs with enough hooks to equal a fishing trip with the Everly Brothers. He plays pure power pop. Imagine Ritchie Valens still in the game, on top of it, even. He plays masterfully concise guitar solos, has a pleasing voice and is about the nicest guy in the world. All he wants to do is play cool songs. All we have to do is listen." - Ventura Star.
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