So, here’s another blast from the past for ya! Well not actually. She has been around near enough constantly, just taking a break between 2004 to 2012 and giving up the rock to do some jazz. Since 2016 with the Fire And Gasoline album, she has returned to rock. I had the pleasure of seeing her and the band live this Canada Day and she put on a kick ass show, the voice still has all the power. Produced by Lee herself and mixed by Mike Fraser you get ten tunes of melodic rock goodness for you to digest that range, from straight up rock, to pop, and a few diversions in between.
She sure knows how to write a great hook that just drags you into the song. Freak Show is a perfect example of that, a great pop rock groove and believe me you will be singing the hook and chorus for days. Highway Romeo is power pop at its best. A simple chord progression, a flat four groove, and a so infectious hook and chorus; if this was ’85, radio would have been all over this. My favourite track is the last tune on the album, Elevate. I think it’s about the hell that is social media and the evils that it pushes. A slow but sleazy groove seems to fit the subject matter perfectly, and you will singing this baby all day as well.
Since she came back to rock, the records have all been great and this one is no different.
9/10 from The Grooveman.
