Before I share the new interview news, I’d like you all to sign-up for those great popcasts by Ed James and James Deem. You can download them on their Charlotte Pop Fest page or through Itunes. Since I broke news of this a few months ago, they have amassed several good interviews with some of my favorite artists; Frank Royster, Leisure McCorkle, Jerry Chapman and more. Both Ed and James have a nice on air banter, even if they do act like total fan-boys with their guests. It’s free, what else do you want?
I also have posted an interview with Andy Goldberg of The Goldbergs whose new album “Under The Radar” was reviewed last week. Visit the artist interviews section or click on this direct link to The Goldbergs Interview
To say Andrew Sandoval is prolific is the height of understatement. He’s recorded and toured with Dave Davies (of the Kinks) and produced reissues of classic baroque pop and rock artists from The Beach Boys to the Zombies and loads of bands in between. In 2005 he wrote THE book on The Monkees and is a DJ with weekly radio show called “Come To The Sunshine” on www.luxuriamusic.com. So how’s the music he does on his own? I compare him to a modern day Curt Boettcher, using light melody and multi-tracked harmonies that even makes a song titled “I Hate Your Guts” sound like a gentle love poem. Andrew is a baroque pop specialist and has a delicate touch to each song similar to Micheal Penn. A good mix of Beach Boys, Van Dyke Parks and Zombies are influences for Andrew’s own laid back California-styled ballads. “From Me To You” goes through several songs about the cycle of heartbreak (what else). A standout here is the Pet Sounds meets Everly Brothers tune “Something For You.” The lyrics are earnest, if sappy and “Something Warm” brings back memories of The Turtles best ballads. What else can I say? This is truly a perfect album “for a blue afternoon in your lonely room.”
