Amy Stroup - Tunnel (Deluxe Edition) (2015)
Indie Pop, Singer-Songwriter | MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 00:53:47 | 124 MB
Label: Milkglass | Release Year: 2015
It’s always fascinating to hear artists harken back, musically, to eras they were hardly old enough to experience other than through cultural osmosis or historical exploration. Not sure which path was tread by Amy Stroup on her new Tunnel release, but she somehow finds her way back into the ’80s, and brings numerous modern accoutrements along for the journey. Yes, a quirky, ’80s sensibility informs quite a few of Tunnel‘s tunes, including the opening track, which was inspired by a viewing of Martika’s “Toy Soldiers” video; but equally present throughout the set are a deft, utterly modern sophistication on the production side and a singer/songwriter’s thoughtful, literate attention to the lyrics.