It's been a slow start to the year. I've been digging through music trying to find something released in January worth talking about. Finally, thanks to U.S. Royalty, I have their new LP Blue Sunshine to talk about. This band has really grown and developed a full sound. It's hard to nail down this album to any genre but just alternative rock. There's even a touch of southern rock to be honest with "De Profoundis" and "Get On Home."
"Lady In Waiting" is such a killer track from Blue Sunshine. The first time I heard it, I did a double take. It sounds like something The Black Keys might have put out. It clashes with the rest of this album but that's what makes Blue Sunshine so damn good. You never know what to expect. One minute folky, then southern rock, and boom, you got some hard riffing blues rock.
"Get On Home" is another fantastic track I can't stop listening to. The song has a lot of weight and soul. It shows how much this band has grown since their first LP Mirrors. If I was to compare it to another band, I'd say it sounds a lot like a Ryan Adams song.
"Blue Sunshine" was the first track U.S. Royalty put out from this album and might as well be the song we talk about last. Talk about a very lush song. I remember when I heard this song a few months back for the first time. All I could think, "U.S Royalty has really upped their production." Pick up the entire album. This the one to beat for the month of January in my book.
