His “most ambitious album to date”, Tracy Bryant’s third solo effort sees the Los Angeles rocker confront both the finer and uglier aspects of love and life, combining classic rock with psychedelic tinges and catchy melodies.
Hush exudes LA cool, shattered only by Bryant himself as he reminds us rockstars are prone to crushing insecurities too. Bury Me, written with his wife Kimberly Fitzner, is distinctly Californian with its surf-inspired opening bars, before an organ and echoing female vocals layer on top.
On Nightmare, the indie-pop guitar intro gives way to a confrontation of something even bigger — “How do you pledge allegiance now? These days go by / Do you fight or flight” — as he squares up to the US’s political and social issues.
Masterful What I Get sees Bryant strip everything back, placing his distinctive vocals front and centre, before the steady introduction of piano and increasingly impressive and hypnotic strings.
