Blunda: Messages
Blunda
Messages
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You probably know Andy Blunda from his unique guitar magic for Fastball or have heard his stuff without knowing it, seeing as he has been a composer on TV shows (āStorage Warsā and āAppalachian Outlawsā on The History Channel). This I.M.P artist has just released his secondĀ solo EP,Ā Messages, a mĆ©lange of ’80s new wave and some intricately interesting mood moments wrapped up in a good little mix of self-produced concoctions.
āA Broken Caseā has a soft arpeggiated metallic backing and swirling strings (very Tangerine Dream here at the beginning) then a Duran Duran-like bass kicks in with a snap high snare. Itās a nice dance beat by the time we’re into Blundaās soft high vocals. Things get positively Giorgio Moroder-like with a nod to Donna Summer’s late ’70s disco (not a bad thing by any means) on āIf You Want Me,ā where Blunda gives us a good, full use of his falsetto and he lays in delicate single notes in this fine production. The EPās title track is a truly danceable tune with another great vocal from Andy Blunda, and includes a high falsetto chorus, clean low bass and great placement of his electric guitar.
āDevil Insideā is the best song here for me, featuring a well-placed piano and like āThe Money Side,” a song that features a great harmony vocal, killer drummer Fernando Sanchez lays down the back beat (Blunda plays all instruments on this EP otherwise) with Blunda once again picking his guitar moments for nice compositional choices instead of just stepping out to lead.