Donavon Frankenreiter
The Heart
Liberator Music
Donavon
Frankenreiter’s seventh studio long-player is as you’d expect. Nicely strummed
acoustic guitars, bass and subtle percussion backing up, all mellow delivery
and sonic sunshine – not a great departure from the sounds which have defined
his decade-long solo career thus far.
Lyrically based
around love – whether for a woman, his father, life in general, hence the title – and with most songs
co-written with Grant-Lee Phillips (the renowned American singer-songwriter who
also co-wrote with Frankenreiter on his 2008 cut, Pass It Around), it’s a
pleasant enough sounding record that sits in the background without being in
any way obtrusive. Longtime bassist Matt
Grundy also contributes some guitar and backing vocals, helping add to a
musical landscape that while well written and executed, is really devoid of any
real bumps or turns, anything that’ll challenge or inspire.
There’s nothing
wrong with The Heart, but there’s nothing particularly exciting about it
either. This is one for the fans, no one else.
2.5/5
Samuel J. Fell
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