Broadjam Artist: Joseph Cirello
Song: Monday’s Calling (country)
Reviewer: The Bitter Elegance
Positive Comments: The vocalist is GREAT – compelling tone and very appropriate for country music in 2017. The B section has an AWESOME chordal shift. “Monday is Calling” is a super cool hook for this song. The lyrics are very conversational and the harmonies are dead-on and beautiful. Guitars are also really well-played without taking over the track.
Constructive Comments: As much as I like the hook of this song, and think that the song works from a perspective of craft and emotion, I think that the marketability is tough because after the initial verse the performance and production sound more like California Country-tinged rock (ala the Eagles or Little River Band). I am not saying it sounds dated, just incongruous with the modern country flair that was established by the great vocal in the first verse.Great job on this!