I have to admit, when I first read over the press release about openly gay, piano-lovin' musician Keyth Lawrence and his band the Purple Circle, I didn't have high hopes for their CD, the just-released Figures. I imagined a squeaky-clean, more-than-earnest pretty boy singing painfully heartfelt tunes in hushed vocals about having his heart broken overtop melancholy piano playing that was sure to incite me to tears--of boredom. But a funny thing happened from the time I put the disc in my stereo to the time it ended: I actually enjoyed it. Perhaps because--or in spite--of my lowered expectations, I found myself pleasantly surprised by the sprightly bounce of the disc's opening track, "Justice"; by the somberness of the time-goes-by lamenting title track; by the jaunty yet sophisticated piano-power-pop of both "Weird Science" and "Spread"; by Lawrence's spirited delivery of his often-perplexing lyrics ("It figures the kitchen is cold/If staying meant blankets/'Happy Fourth of July' I think this year we've been sold" is but one example of his ability to flummox with his odd word play); and by the consistently attentive and refreshingly modern production (courtesy of Jamie Siegel and Lawrence himself), which eschews schmaltz in favor of upbeat arrangements that lend the recording an appealing, contemporary vibe. Lawrence does occasionally dip into the well of loneliness, as on the somewhat jazzy "Another Evening," but even here, he pairs his bizarre ramblings ("You've got Vegas eyes so it's no surprise/While your garlic kills, my garlic cures") with an aggressively loungey arrangement that keeps it from becoming too maudlin. And while there will undoubtedly be those who remain unmoved by Lawrence's skilled pounding of his ivory keys and his pleasantly appealing voice, the thirtysomething upstart has fashioned a record that sets him apart from most of what constitutes the canon of adult contemporary offerings these days. Taking Tori Amos' penchant for loopy psychological musings (the disc's luminescent closer, "Orbital," is especially evocative of some of Amos' more emotive pieces--complete with vague religious imagery and references to pop culture entities like David Bowie) and combining it with the hipster vibe of current VH-1 poster boy Jamie Cullum, Lawrence actually manages to transcend the supposed limitations of his genre and create a quite unique--if occasionally confounding--niche all his own.
Nightclub Two Step
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Step right up to that sensuous salsa beat By NANCY REDWINE Sentinel ...
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Salsa and Tango in New Plymouth
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salsa
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Music Options
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Telemark Records: Mi Tierra
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