Missy Higgins
The Sound of White
2004, Eleven
piano pop, folk
½
I came across Missy Higgins through her single “Where I Stood” from her second album. It’s common for me to search for an artist’s first album if I liked their second album, but it’s rare that I then find the first album miles better than the second.
The Fray
How To Save A Life
2005, Epic
piano rock, alt rock
½
I won’t deny that I’m a fan of piano rock, but that genre requires careful craft work before the song edges from ‘respectable’ into ‘nonsensical sentimental sap.’. Strangely enough, The Fray manages to cover both types in their full-length debut, with no middle ground. Sometimes, [...]
The Fray
Reason EP
2003, independent (no label)
pop rock, piano rock
½
This debut EP by the now-famous The Fray isn’t much of a gem when compared with their later work. While much of Reason is more Billy Joel-wannabe piano pop than the piano rock they would later become, it featured an attempt at lyricism that was promising [...]
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