GRANT LEE PHILLIPS
Mobilize (Zoe)
Reviewed by John Sekerka

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Somewhere along the way Grant Lee lost his Buffalo, but not his ability to create superior pop songs. Travelling the country with Robyn Hitchcock seems to have had an effect, as Phillips injects a decidedly surreal quality into his music. The dreamy, okay almost flighty, instrumental backing can be a bit unsettling, but Phillips knows of what he does, setting up his sumptuous tenor wonderfully. Yes those are electronically generated drum beats, but when presented in such a subtle, complimentary and darn catchy manner, it ceases to matter. Phillips just wants to pour his heart out in song; a donor in search of a recipient.

© 2001 - John Sekerka