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Rich McCulley
Starting All Over Again
Independent
The title of Rich McCulley's new album couldn't be more apt. Coming in the wake of the death of two bandmates (his former girlfriend Amy Farris and close friend Duane Jarvis) McCulley's fifth effort finds the singer/songwriter truly beginning from scratch. With a heart full of grief, McCulley retreated to his Echo Park studio and produced the best record of his career. Filled with jangling roots rockers ("Dreams Tonight," "The Last Song"), moving ballads ("Not The One") and a heartfelt ode to Jarvis ("Who'll Hang The Moon (Song For DJ)") McCulley is a man who sounds to be at the height of his creative powers. Witness him digging in and flexing his muscle on "Nowhere" and "Falling Apart" or demonstrating his melodic prowess on "Waiting On The Sun" which sounds like Full Moon Fever-era Tom Petty. Although this is an eleven-song set that's beset with a palpable sense of melancholy, McCulley's songs are so strong, they rise above the grief that informed them and soar mightily away.
—Alex Green
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