Christopher Cash - Hollywood Mirage

You just don`t hear records like this in 2005. 1978, maybe. But not now. And that is not a negative statement in the least bit. Christopher Cash visits territory of a New York City songwriter style that reminds us mostly of Warren Zevon, but also Joe Jackson, Billy Joel and Elvis Costello. Produced with flair by Not Lame fave, Joe Ongie, it`s a perfect match as Ongie`s music relies on careful orchestrations, busy(in a good way) arrangements and clean melodies tying it all together. Cash has a vocal style like a clean-cut Elvis Costello (no angry young man here...Also, he`s been around music for a long time now so he knows how to hone his influences and make them his own). Keyboards are what holds the fort down and it`s a refreshing change with so much guitar driven music that we get here. So "Hollywood Mirage" is going to move you. His harmonies ring along with his ivory-infused keys, which stick some poptastic melodies out of old records we used to spin and talked about at the beginning of this review. What we`re trying to say? It`s marvellous, basically. Very Highly Recommended!