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Artist | Chris Isaak
Title | First Comes The Night
Genre | Rock Format | Album
Source | CDDA Time | 55:08
Label | Wicked Game Records Store | 2015
Catalog | 0825646482214 Rip | 2016
Bitrate | 248 kbps Size | 103.98 MB
Freq | 44.1 kHz Encoder | Lame 3.98.4
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01. First Comes The Night 4:18
02. Please Don't Call 5:18
03. Perfect Lover 3:33
04. Down In Flames 2:54
05. Reverie 3:57
06. Baby What You Want Me To Do 3:00
07. Kiss Me Like A Stranger 3:22
08. Dry Your Eyes 4:32
09. Don't Break My Heart 2:33
10. Running Down The Road 2:40
11. Insects 2:53
12. The Way Things Really Are 2:37
13. Some Days Are Harder Than The Rest (Bonus Track) 4:04
14. Keep Hanging On (Bonus Track) 2:22
15. Every Night I Miss You More (Bonus Track) 1:49
16. The Girl That Broke My Heart (Bonus Track) 3:01
17. Love The Way You Kiss Me (Bonus Track) 2:15
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Songwriter Chris Isaak clearly loves the reverb-laden rockabilly and
country of Sun Studios. In particular, he transfers the sweeping melancholy
of Roy Orbison's classic Monument singles ('Crying', 'Oh Pretty Woman', 'In
Dreams') to the more stripped-down, rootsy sound of Sun, resulting in a
stylized take on '50s and '60s rock & roll that made him into a star in the
early 90s, propelled to a great degree by the hit single "Wicked Game".
Vintage-inspired singer/songwriter Chris Isaak has periodically attempted
to update his 50s and 60s-influenced sound. Albums like 2002's "Always Got
Tonight" and 2009's "Mr. Lucky" found the California native incorporating
funk grooves, modern rock guitars, and the occasional synthesizer. Despite
these moves toward contemporizing his pompadour-accented approach however,
Isaak's best work, even on those albums, is always on the tracks where he
embraces his old-school aesthetics and delivers melodic, twangy songs in
his signature goosebump-inducing croon.
This is the approach Isaak takes on his 13th studio album, 2015's "First
Comes The Night". Technically, the album is Isaak's first collection of all
original music since "Mr. Lucky", but stylistically, this record has more
in common with his 2011 tribute to Sun Records, "Beyond The Sun". As with
that album, "First Comes The Night" has a vintage rock & roll vibe with
songs that will play just as well to longtime Isaak fans as to listeners
who only know him from his 1990 hit "Wicked Game". Recorded in Nashville,
the album was produced by Paul Worley (Dixie Chicks, Lady Antebellum,
Martina McBride), Dave Cobb (Jason Isbell, Sturgill Simpson, Shooter
Jennings), and longtime Isaak associate Mark Needham.
Despite its Nashville origin, "First Comes The Night" is not entirely a
country album, though Isaak does touch on that sound here. Cuts like the
yearning, piano-driven "The Way Things Really Are" and the bopping, darkly
humorous "Down In Flames" sound like long lost Bob Luman hits. Primarily,
however, the songs on this record are 50s and 60s-style pop tunes driven by
Isaak's smoky vocal and devil-eyed lyrics. The title track is one of the
most archetypical Isaak-sounding tracks he's recorded in years, recalling a
mix of the Traveling Wilburys and the Righteous Brothers. Similarly,
"Perfect Lover", with its rollicking rhythm and mariachi-esque horn
section, finds Isaak paying tribute once again to Roy Orbison and Willie
Nelson.
There are also some surprises on "First Comes The Night", including the
Gypsy jazz-style "Baby What You Want Me To Do" and the circusy "Don't Break
My Heart", which brings to mind the kitschy soundtrack to an Elvis movie.
While "First Comes The Night" doesn't break any new stylistic ground for
Isaak, it also doesn't hurt his reputation, and deftly reinforces his image
as a glamorous, charming torchbearer for traditional pop songcraft.
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