Uk Based Gary Lucas, knows about putting things together on a string budget but he’s finally out with his first release. “Half My Life In Headphones” is the first single release from upcoming album “Demarcation” and its pre-release version was given to HPM to review.
Combining acoustic guitar, electric piano and twinned vocals, the piece is accomplished and harks back to a glamorous 1970′s light rock feel with new millennium lyrics. Aimed squarely at the mainstream of alt-pop/rock it bops through with a happy go lucky streak in the same kind of vein as a lighter Alanis gone back for some 70′s boogie rock.
Although the rest of the album is tooted to be a bit more on the darker side this is no puff piece and a quaint introduction to a man with hidden depths. Gary Lucas will be featured in an interview later this month.
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Utada Hikaru gets a lot of stick for singing live everywhere and maybe not being note perfect but I’d rather take an emotive live performance over dubbed performances anyday! Here’s a lovely version fo 
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