Johnny Microwave
Plan 168
© 2006 Steve Cirkvencic & Cat Miller (634479293931)
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A vibey mixture of organic sounds, hooky melodies, and surprising instrumental textures. Stylistically eclectic, the songs are bound together by a unique musical vision influenced by artists as wide-ranging as U2 and The Hollies.
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Johnny Microwave is:
*A luscious, melodic, guitar-driven sound
*Highly original and evocative lyrics and harmonies
*The musical love-child of guitarist Steve C. and singer Cat Miller
Cat & Steve (both completely coincidentally from Cleveland, Ohio) met in Nashville in 2001 and immediately discovered an unusually compatible musical bond as writers. Steve is a guitarist with a very personal playing style, while Cat's influences as a singer are eclectic: classical, pop, and singer-songwriter rock.
The songs that emerge are unique: Richard Thompson meets Neil Young meets Crowded House--is there a name for that?--filtered through a warm and exhilarating female vocal presence a la Aimee Mann and Sam Phillips. Wide-ranging influences, from American roots to classic pop to Eastern music, are melted down and blended into something new in Johnny Microwave's songs, and the result is a musical cocktail you'll want to drink up.
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Guitar driven rootsy/pop/rock with strong and clear vocals. Packaged for maximum
author: Al MossThis disc picks up and runs where the first J Microwave finished. Guitar and voice have an added sense of confidence in both performance and tone. The lyrics are fresh and the delivery of the vocal is crisp and clear and rides, comfortably buoyed above the underlying textures of a tight, punchy, rhythm section. "Pop" in it's strong hooks and smart arrangements, fat free and yet rich in flavorful textures. Cat's voice shines and Stevie C's guitar parts are layered into the fabric of the music like a delicious Napoleon dessert. Of note on this disc too, as on the first J Microwave, is the chameleonic pedal steel work of Mike Daly. Top marks to all.