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Here\u2019s something different. Lynx Deluxe\u2019s Jungleland<\/i> is a five-song EP that builds its sound around heavy beats. Not the electronic kind, though; this is no hip-hip or electro endeavor. Real drums, played forcefully and with a keen balance between complexity and sheer power, form the basis of these tunes.<\/p>\n
The songs themselves are hooky rockers, and jungle sounds figure into the mix, providing a sort of conceptual connective tissue. The songs themselves don\u2019t really sound like anyone else, though I detect a faint resemblance \u2013 in scope and ambition \u2013 to prime-era Bruce Springsteen. And that\u2019s rarely a bad thing.<\/p>\n
The EP\u2019s standout track comes halfway through. \u201cMercy\u201d has some honking textures that sound like \u2013 but apparently are not \u2013 saxophones. The keyboard sounds on the track are wonderfully overdriven electric piano. \u201cSaints\u201d is pretty exciting stuff, too, with an insistent riff providing the song\u2019s intro while trombones work their way into the mix. “Steppin on Gold” has a slinky, soulful vibe.\u00a0 Ju<\/i>n<\/i>gleland<\/i> is released on Drivin N Cryin Records, and from my point of view, any association with Kevn Kinney\u2019s band is a strong indicator of authenticity and quality. Do check it out; playlist and more info on the band available at https:\/\/lynxdeluxe.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n Special note for Asheville readers:<\/b> Lynx Deluxe will be opening for Drivin N Cryin when they come to The Grey Eagle on October 21.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Here\u2019s something different. Lynx Deluxe\u2019s Jungleland is a five-song EP that builds its sound around heavy beats. Not the electronic kind, though; this is no hip-hip or electro endeavor. Real […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21763,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[49,62,65],"tags":[4657],"class_list":["post-21762","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-release","category-rawk","category-review","tag-lynx-deluxe","cat-49-id","cat-62-id","cat-65-id","has_thumb"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21762","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21762"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21762\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21764,"href":"https:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21762\/revisions\/21764"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21763"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21762"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21762"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21762"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}