HERE IS THE NEWEST REVIEW OF THE "SOULITUDE" EP:
Soulitude is the first release of Dennis Michael Foley, an
emerging singer/songwriter recording and performing in Houston, Texas. Released
in March of 2014, this 7 song EP is full of surprises, all good. Recorded at
SugarHill Recording Studios, in Houston the quality of the music and the
players involved shines through from start to finish. Engineered and
co-produced by Andy Bradley and featuring veteran composer and keyboardist,
Paul English on B3, piano and Wurlitzer, Kenny Cordray, Texas blues rocker on guitars,
and relative unknown (why?!!) Yusef Elkourchi on bass guitar, the musicianship
is excellent. David Caceres, saxaphone player, is amazing on "Pleasure
That You Sell" and "Can't You See It's Love". These two songs
are closer to a RnB/smooth jazz style.
Track 1, "Heartbeat" has what I call a
"sticky" quality overall, meaning it gets stuck in your head. It,
like most songs on Soulitude, defies clear classification into one genre. A
nice blend of pop and country similar to Take It Easy, the quintessential Eagles
track that captured folk music lovers, country and pop fans across the nation
back in 70's. Released in January as a single.
Michael's songwriting for this project is deliberate and well
constructed, each song evokes emotion and the intended message comes through. I
look forward to hearing more variety of subject matter in the near future but
Michael's plan was to write about the age old topic of Love and relationships.
While well done, I personally prefer more of a storytelling approach to writing.
Soulitude is certainly worth your time. You can pick up a free
downloadable version of the CD at www.musicbydmichael.com if you just provide
an email address and Like the FB page (his team made this easy as 1, 2, 3 on
the site). Pretty hard to beat! As well, the video of Heartbeat is also nicely
done. Enjoy!
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