SIMON FELTON is the owner of the U.K.-based pop/psych label Pink Hedgehog, as well as a principal in the power pop group GARFIELDS BIRTHDAY. For his first solo album, he’s enlisted the help of two members of the extended Hedgehog family: multi-instrumentalist ALAN STRAWBRIDGE of the LUCKY BISHOPS and CHEESE and cult singer/songwriter ANTON BARBEAU. It’s a great fit – Barbeau and Strawbridge move Felton beyond the clean ‘n’ sweet confines of his main band into trippier, more eccentric waters, without obscuring the intrinsically appealing qualities of Felton’s super-melodic tunes or plaintive vocals. The result is a ridiculously accessible, often stunning collection of power pop tunes that can stand proudly beside tracks from acknowledged masters like JASON FALKNER or Barbeau himself. “Wait and See,” “Me” and “Mister Magic Eyes” are perfect storms of all things good in guitar-based pop music. “In the time it takes to sing this song,” Felton opines in “(It’s Not) Rocket Science,” “You could probably write a better one.” I seriously doubt that. Utterly wonderful.
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