#1 Dads – So Soldier
Though I’ve never put down words about Big Scary I’ve always been a fan of Tom Iansek. I like what he does as a producer and I like what he does as a solo artist. You loved it when I talked about his solo record Man Of Leisure in 2012 and your loyalty to the blog has been rewarded with another Tom Iansek record. Back then he was just called Dads but presumably there was an announcement and an awards ceremony because he is now #1 Dads. Heck of an achievement, very well earned. I’m not sure if the record is going to be populated exclusively with collaborations but it’s two from two so far. The first track featured Tom Snowden of Lowlakes and was good but certainly not as good as this second jam. Ainslie Wills joins Iansek on this one as co-writer and vocalist and she’s really done a number. Iansek himself sings the harmony with characteristic humility, there only to thicken the mix as necessary. Heavy handed he aint. All that without even mentioning that guitar, that verbose guitar line that joins Ainslie’s vocal melody for the chorus. It’s so tonally expressive that I can almost hear lyrics in each note but then maybe that’s just the acid. It’s a Thursday morning, after all, and I refuse to sit through a marketing meeting without the aid of hallucinogenics. Never again.
The record is called About Face and is out 8th August through Pieater
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