Patrick Keenan’s keyboards set down ’70s groove

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You’ve got to love the sound of a good old organ.
 This is one of the highlights throughout Winnipeg musician Patrick Keenan’s new hook filled CD ‘Washed Out Roads’Click here to hear Patrick Keenan
He adds a little bit of Clash in their more reggae inspired moments to  the first track ‘Pill Store.’ And the piano and organ adds a laid back, yet upbeat ’70s feel to all 11 songs.
I love the organ, which really enhances the CD’s title track which has some interesting ear opening stream of consciousness lyrics.
The title track also has some unusual lyrics, ending with ‘don’t let the world end up in a cage match, your God against mine.’ Because the lyrics are so unusual, I’d love to have a lyric sheet printed in the CD package
It’s  the quirky lyrics, keyboards and his appealing voice which is a cross between Soul Asylum and Rob Thomas that makes you want to listen to the CD again and again, to make sure you heard it right. It’s like what Soul Asylum would sound like if they used more keyboards and leaned more towards country music. Like on ‘Control’ which has some understated steel guitar.
‘Roof Rack Attack’ is a more ambient guitar pop styled song which is  my hands down favourite on the CD,  because of the guitar and the cool vocal melody not to mention the Neil Young references in the lyric  and a bit in the guitar solo.
His piano line in ‘Tobacco’ is a highlight which sounds a little bit like early Genesis. I love the keyboard bass line powering ’If You’re Curious’ which is another more alternative rock flavoured track.
It ends on a low key and piano powered note ‘Blade in An Acre.’
— by Richard  Amery L.A. Beat editor
CD:  Washed Out Roads
Artist: Patrick Keenan
Genre: folk/country
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