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Artist:Jordan Harvey Album: It Is What It Is
Label: Broken Bow
Tracks: 5
Website: https://www.jordanharveymusic.com/
Harvey's single 'I Will' which opens this EP was described as infectious, and it is. Fairly straight contemporary country, that is outshone by the rougher sound of Along for the Ride which follows it. As a Scottish country music lover, the comparison with Ricky Ross is inevitable and it's to his huge credit that his music stands up to the comparison. Overnight is a more modern pop-based tune, with the country influence still there, but buried a little deeper. Someone clearly whispered "Lewis Capaldi" in his ear when this one was being recorded.
Alabama Girl is a more successful go at the mix of pop and country that dominates American radio. And that is where this music is pointed, success in the US. Working with the band King Calaway, he opened for Garth Brooks. Alabama Girl was his debut singer and owes more than a little to Brooks' sound. Closing song Thing About played by could be by The Wanted or One Direction.
The standout song for Fatea readers will be Along for the Ride which is where we probably hear the music he would play if left to his own devices. The carefully managed music, image and branding of this EP sets out his stall for a career that I hope takes off. He is an engaging singer, and he can write a decent pop/country song. The concern is that there are just so many artists like him. If he makes the grade as a country superstar then you heard it here first. If he makes it as a singer songwriter on his own terms making the music he loves then so much the better.
Tim Martin
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