Long Wave

Rock · 2012 · 11 tracks · 27m

Long Wave

A meticulous one-man-band reimagining of pre-rock standards. Warm, short, and deeply nostalgic, it sounds like a 1950s radio broadcast filtered through 21st-century polish.

It's Jeff Lynne playing all the instruments on his favorite old radio hits, and it's as cozy as a warm blanket.

A gentle, sepia-toned embrace of the past that feels both deeply personal and professionally immaculate.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks · 27m

01

She

2:42

02

If I Loved You

2:22

03

So Sad

2:33

04

Mercy, Mercy

2:53

05

Running Scared

2:10

06

Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered

2:21

07

Smile

2:32

08

At Last

2:34

09

Love Is a Many Splendored Thing

2:30

10

Let It Rock

1:52

11

Beyond the Sea

2:54

Moments Worth Waiting For

The way the multi-tracked harmonies swell during the bridge of Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered.

The surprisingly gritty guitar tone that breaks through the polite veneer of Mercy, Mercy.

The transition into the soaring final chorus of Beyond the Sea where the production briefly touches the ELO scale.

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