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A
percussive synth harmony seeps into the air like a thick fog, and before we
know it we’re surrounded by providential sounds that are larger than life yet
delivered unto us subtly. A palm muted guitar is barely audible but ominously
wanders the outskirts of the synth, which is slowly getting bigger as we drift
towards Rob Alexander’s exuberant vocal. His latest single “Long Road Coming
Home” starts off patiently, but it doesn’t take very long for it to come undone
from the gravity of Alexander’s rousing musicianship. “I find a gift to give
you every day, and never look back at the years in between” he serenades, each
word dripping with a honey-like melodicism that is instantly recognizable as
unique and exclusive to his brand of adult contemporary pop alone.
With a
kick of the drums, Alexander plainly informs us that though this road of life
that we’re all traveling together is tough as nails and never getting any
shorter than it is today, we’re going to have to press on if we have any hope
of realizing who we really are when we’re at our most exposed. Home is where
the heart is, and he’s willing to take us there if it means we all get a little
closer together in the end. His voice echoes off of the percussion and melodies
that are swirling relentlessly in the foreground, and it’s all too easy for us
to get hypnotized by the harmony that is being conjured in the beautiful chaos
that we’re witnessing firsthand.
Everything
almost comes apart as we shift into the next stanza, but Alexander makes sure
to reel us in from the fire before we get burned by the flames. Every note in
“Long Road Coming Home” has its place, and even when the song starts to rock in
the second chorus nothing ever escapes from where it was intended to sit. Rob
Alexander is a very meticulous composer, and so far I haven’t found any of his
music to be shapeless or off the wall in the least. As much as people say that
today’s pop music fan demands elaborate songwriting that incorporates as many
savage accents and twisted overdubs as possible, there’s something really
satisfying about listening to a song like this one, which relies only on its
self-conscious lyrics and literate textures to make fans fall in love with its
grandeur.
“Long
Road Coming Home” concludes in operatic fashion, fading into the ethers in a
tizzy of bluesy guitar, symphonic synths and closing lyrics sung to us in a
half-whisper. Devoid of the malevolent self-centeredness of the average pop
single and packed with powerful melodies, ornate verses and a playful harmony
that demands a reaction out of anyone within earshot, the fourth single from
Rob Alexander’s debut album of the same name is yet another graceful effort
from the Florida-based singer/songwriter, who is turning out to be one of
2018’s hidden treasures. Music enthusiasts who crave the soft rocking sway of
traditional piano pop with the edge of modern adult contemporary would do well
to give this song a spin.
Joshua Beach
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