Dave Moss
Fitting In
Independent
Byron Bay
singer-songwriter Dave Moss has taken an interesting approach with his second
LP. The bulk was recorded locally with members of The Re-mains and various
other local artists (Lisa Hunt and Gyan, amongst others), with a slew of
material coming from Nashville via online overdubs courtesy of a veritable
who’s who of session players – bassist Ron de la Vega (Nanci Griffith), drummer
Peter Young (Loretta Lynn), guitarist Brent Mason (Dolly Parton, Willie
Nelson), and pedal steel player Tommy Detamore (Chet Baker, Jim Lauderdale).
The results,
rather surprisingly, come together well; this is a considered album of
country-soul tunes, with the odd dalliance into pop territory – you’d not think
all the players hadn’t been in the same room together.
Fitting In isn’t a barn-burner, but therein lies a great deal of
its appeal. Moss knows the power of a song isn’t necessarily in the pace, but
more the delivery, which he executes well, his voice strong, his songwriting
certainly burgeoning – this one is a quiet achiever.
3/5
Samuel J. Fell
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