Title: Keep growing, Mike
Product review: Front-man Viola is light years ahead of most other pop-60s influenced melodists. Not only are his vocals strong and appealing, his tunes are airy and unforced. This latest record has an unprententious down home feel. But Viola's introversion here, while warm and surely endearing to his family and friends, is specific without being universal. All the sweat that went into this latest album and yet you can tell why this album hasn't quite taken off. Most of the lyrics reach in without reaching out. He refers to himself in the third person several times (my name is also Mike and I'm not still not interested). Nevertheless, it's worth buying and you have to think they're just an album away from the big one. I'm rooting for them.
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