Mikey Wax – Constant
Motion
2011, Waxsongs
2011, Waxsongs
Mikey Wax is a Long Island-born singer/songwriter who grew
up on a steady diet of Billy Joel, James Taylor and Dave Matthews. His debut album, Change Again, topped out at #46 on the iTunes Top-100 pop chart in
the US, UK, Canada and Australia. This
led to tours supporting artists such as Howie Day, Serena Ryder and Ryan
Cabrera. His follow-up, a digital EP
released in April, 2010 entitled The
Traveler, received over 10,000 downloads and helped Wax earn 250,000 fans
across Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and YouTube.
On September 20, 2011, Wax follows up with his latest full length album,
Constant Motion.
Constant Motion is
a collection of eleven bright and exceedingly bland pop songs that are ready
for radio and licensing. Wax hits home
with the alt-edged pop of “Counting On You”, with a solid voice that falls
somewhere between Rob Thomas, Jason Mraz and John Mayer. “How It Feels” works over a fluffy dance beat,
with Wax making the jump into a questionable falsetto voice. Wax settles into his generic pop genre,
comfortable and unchallenged, occasionally raising the bar a bit with songs
such as “Keep Dreaming” and “Fall For You”, but Constant Motion is more about the former than the latter. Wax’s voice isn’t inconsistent with the sort
you’ll find on pop radio, but would find him struggling to get out of auditions
for a show like American Idol. There’s
little doubt that Constant Emotion
will sell, but it’s the sort of music that’s forgotten almost as quickly as it’s
spun.
Rating: 2 Stars
(Out of 5)
Learn more about Mikey Wax at www.mikeywax.com or www.myspace.com/mikeywax. Constant
Motion drops on September 20, 2011.
You can pre-order the album in various merchandise packages at www.mikeywax.com. The album is also available digitally from Amazon.com.
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