Grace Potter: Midnight
Grace Potter
Midnight
(Hollywood Records)
Grace Potter delivers an â80s pop-rock-synth sound with her first solo effort, Midnight. Potter has always stood out in her rock band, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals; sheâs a powerhouse vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and has stage presence for days, so the Vermont native was bound to record a solo album one day. (Husband, drummer and bandmate Matt Burr appears on Midnight though, as do fellow Nocturals guitarists Scott Tournet and Benny Yurco and bassist Matt Libramento.) But this project shows Grace spreading her wings as an eclectic artist, inspired by a multitude of music genres. Though radio-friendly tunes waft over Midnight in âAlive Tonight,â âYour Girl,â and âEmpty Heartâ (gospel choir included), rock melodies unfold just as easily with âLook What Weâve Become,â âBiggest Fanâ and âNobodyâs Born With a Broken Heart.â Honestly, Midnight has something for new and old fans alike â genre-hopping, rock, pop, country, dance â itâs all here. Whether thatâs a good thing for the indie rocker, it remains to be seen.