Sure, on the opening track, “Pretty Boy,” there’s a bit of an 80’s progression through major chords sound, but overall, Luke Wesley’s Because We Never Talk About It sounds like Bruce Hornsby with John Wesley Harding’s humor. Wesley jams out on the piano with a jazz-influenced rock reminiscent of Hornsby’s overall work (sans “The Way It Is”). It’s accessible rock ‘n’ roll filled with jammed out piano lines and Hornsby’s inviting kind of voice. On the chorus of “Suburbia,” you can imagine Wesley banging on that Rhodes like Jamie Cullum’s intensity. Then on “Here is Your Ballad” (which is anything but a ballad) and “Sorry I’m Not Hotter,” there’s the humor-as-defense-mechanism so well-played by Harding. Wesley is supported by a great band especially the urgent drums of Dave Burnett.
Luke Wesley
Engine Room Recordings
