Saturday, September 17, 2016

Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox - Swipe Right for Vintage

Intersections galore. The artist's and the record's premise: recent songs done in old-school style (big band, lounge, shoo-wop, etc). A recommendation from Erandathie a while back and then independently coming to it desultorily following links wondering whether Haley Reinhart had gone on to anything much post American Idol (specifically this performance) - here, she provides vocals on three songs that I know well in "Lovefool", "Seven Nation Army" (one of the album's better cuts, which manages to retain a decent level of grit despite teetering the entire time, like the whole album, on the edge of pastiche) and "This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)".

Overall, more of a novelty than a keeper, but a few worth worth hearing, including the energetic take on "My Heart Will Go On" feat Mykal Kilgore (C.f.).