They’re currently doing a damn good job. With three albums (2005’s The Fla- mingo Trigger, 2008’s Introducing, and 2010’s Foxy Shazam) and nearly 1,000 live performances under their collective belt, this band of angelic hellions who call Cincinnati, OH their Earth-home, Foxy Shazam have few peers when it comes to live performance. However, it is their fourth studio album, and their first for the recently revamped I.R.S. Records, that truly begins to reveal the glorious potential that has been percolating internally for more than half a de- cade, a flourishing burst of refreshing yet timeless music waiting for the right time to strike the hearts of the masses. That time has come.
Displaying a unique caliber of musicianship nearly nonexistent in the world of modern radio, Foxy Shazam create forceful landscapes of commanding melody. The uplifting keys of extraordinary pianist Sky White twinkle playfully above the soaring chords and searing solos of guitarist Loren Turner. The pummeling rhythm section of drummer Aaron McVeigh and mononymous bassist Daisy churn steadfastly while the shimmering shrill of Alex Nauth’s trumpet pushes the known limits of the instru- ment to majestic new heights. And then there’s that voice.
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