Keith LuBrant "Searching for Signal"

This adult contemporary pop release follows in the footsteps of greats like Doug Powell and Cliff Hillis. The first song is the catchy title tune “Searching for a Signal” and Keith gets some help from Power pop fan favorite Jim Boggia. The songs benefit from strong lyrics and clean studio production as well as melodies. Keith’s vocals are strong here, not unlike John Faye or Roger Manning. The Manning comparison comes forth on “Postcards and memories” with guest Mike Viola (Candy Butchers). My favorite song here is the coping song “I Survived” it has lots of great guitar work and insightful lyrics. Occassionally the songs evoke a roots based sound similar John Cougar Mellencamp on many tracks, like “My own way” or “easier.” The mid-tempo “Disconnected” chorus has a little Rundgrenesque quality to it. Sometimes the songs are really good, but missing the hooks to make it great (“Independence”). That said, it is a strong release that would be a good addition to your collection. You can listen to samples of the entire album streaming from Keith’s site and he’s got some neato bonus tracks online via a secret link code in the liner notes.

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Listen to “Searching for a Signal” sampler