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Baltimore’s EDWARD JOSEPH NEENAN, AKA E.JOSEPH, is a longtime soldier in the power pop wars as a trooper in SPLITSVILLE, MYRACLE BRAH and BUNNY. All the Medicine in the World, his first album with his backup band THE PHANTOM HEART, gives the singer/songwriter a chance to stretch out in a logical direction: mid-80s psychedelic alternative rock. Echo & the Bunnymen, the Church and the Psychedelic Furs are touchstones, but don’t think that E.Joseph is merely a rip-off artist. Glistening tunes like “Selfish,” “Changing Trains” and “Pulling Me Under” filter those beloved sounds through the leader’s thoughtful, heartfelt vision, resulting in a pop album that plunders the past but sounds modern. Folks with a fondness for 120 Minutes may smile knowingly at E.Joseph’s sonic aesthetic (while singing along, of course), but I guarantee younger listeners will find All the Medicine in the World… appropriately fresh, intelligent and exciting.
