http://www.notlame.com/CDHAWKINS2.htmlWes Hawkins - PossibleFrom 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! <p> <a href="http://audio.notlame.com/sounds06/cdhawkins201.mp3"><img src="http://www.notlame.com/images/ear.jpg" width="20" border=0 alt="power pop, independent music"></a> <a href="http://audio.notlame.com/sounds06/cdhawkins201.mp3">Ice</a> - mp3<p> <a href="http://audio.notlame.com/sounds06/cdhawkins205.mp3"><img src="http://www.notlame.com/images/ear.jpg" width="20" border=0 alt="power pop, independent music"></a> <a href="http://audio.notlame.com/sounds06/cdhawkins205.mp3">Baby I Can Do It</a> - mp3<p> <a href="http://audio.notlame.com/sounds06/cdhawkins207.mp3"><img src="http://www.notlame.com/images/ear.jpg" width="20" border=0 alt="power pop, independent music"></a> <a href="http://audio.notlame.com/sounds06/cdhawkins207.mp3">Color On Color</a> - mp3<p> <a href="http://audio.notlame.com/sounds06/cdhawkins208.mp3"><img src="http://www.notlame.com/images/ear.jpg" width="20" border=0 alt="power pop, independent music"></a> <a href="http://audio.notlame.com/sounds06/cdhawkins208.mp3">Hey Starlene</a> - mp3<p> <a href="http://audio.notlame.com/sounds06/cdhawkins211.mp3"><img src="http://www.notlame.com/images/ear.jpg" width="20" border=0 alt="power pop, independent music"></a> <a href="http://audio.notlame.com/sounds06/cdhawkins211.mp3">Movement</a> - mp3<p> <a href="http://audio.notlame.com/sounds06/cdhawkins204.mp3"><img src="http://www.notlame.com/images/ear.jpg" width="20" border=0 alt="power pop, independent music"></a> <a href="http://audio.notlame.com/sounds06/cdhawkins204.mp3">Very Down</a> - mp3 http://www.notlame.com/Wes_Hawkins/Page_1/CDHAWKINS2.html