Thursday, April 10, 2014

Nick Waterhouse is cool

This new cd from Nick Waterhouse is so cool it should have come wrapped in  a piece of Fonzie's leather jacket. You can tell right away that Nick is a West Coast guy. His music exudes a kind of old Hollywood glamour with a hybrid combination of smooth jazz with a splash of surf music. I would love to hangout in a club that featured this type of music.  The place would be so hip, all of the selfie's taken in there would come out in black and white. The disc is entitled "Holly".  It has a picture of a pretty girl in a field on the cover, who may or may not have a mustache. I can't tell for sure, but it probably isn't important either way.  I have never been good at finding hidden meanings in songs or titles, but I like to think title is referring to Hollywood. Ordinarily if an artist throws in a secret meaning in something, it will stay secret from me. I need obvious references or forget about it, I am moving on.  I have lots to think about during the day and can't devote lots of time to just a few items. This is going to be one fantastic cd to cruise in the car with!  It has everything you need; dynamic vocals, good lyrics, horns, organs, background vocals, all good!  I consider myself one of the few cutting edge senior citizens, so just to add to my street cred, the last couple of Rolling Stones magazines have had this cd on their Top 10 College Albums list.  So there you have it.  Check it out.