MATT DORSEY

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Pop-rock tunes from ex-Sound Of Contact multi-instrumentalist. Having established himself in various other projects – namely, Sound Of Contact – it’s no shock that Matt Dorsey’s first solo LP, Let Go, is a diverse affair. Featuring contributions from Marco Minnemann and Dave Kerzner, standout Waiting For The Fall comes closest to evoking the sci-fi prog rock hooks and complexity Dorsey is most associated with. Contemplative opener Castles Made Of Sand recalls late-70s Genesis, whereas Man and Let Go lean closer to the cosmic keyboards and guitar-driven heft of Rush. All of them do a superb job of fusing familiar genre elements with Dorsey’s distinctive singer-songwriter palette, yet the album is truly impressive when it veers into even fresher territories. The ballad Compromise is particularly catchy and uplifting, with gentle acoustic…

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