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Less than a year after his most recent studio album, Miles Kane presents us with ‘One Man Band’, an album that we could easily consider the best of his career (so far), where he combines punchy rock with sweeping ballads.
At the peak of his career, Miles Kane throws One Man Bandafter having launched just last year change the showan album that placed him at the center of an enormous production, very close to swing, big bands and classic rock (preceding rock n’ roll) by legends like Little Richard or Robert Palmer.
With a considerable discography, comprising five studio LP’s considering the one before us, Miles Kane has worked on a sound that identifies him, with arrangements that do not skimp on inviting brass, strings and immense choirs.. Half of Last Shadow Puppets leans towards a more boogaloo sound, and some acid jazz, with a glamor that evokes luxury and also a trip to the past.
Miles Kane shares songwriting credits with Tom Ogden (Blossoms vocalist) and Keiran Shudall (Circa Waves). andy burrows Razorlight and We Are Scientists joins in “Baggio” playing drums. Miles’ cousin James Skelly (The Coral, Blossoms) is in charge of production, and the impact of the Blossoms producer sounds quite a bit, with a sense of stadium pop that adds quite a bit to the album..
A disc direct and energetic, classic Miles kane
Starting with a more rock side, we met Miles Kane with Color of the Trap (2011) and now, at 37 years old, we notice that he has explored a more complete sound, not focused on his guitar and voice, but presenting a project bigger than himself.
Of the Grace’s Cup (2018) to his past record, Miles Kane opted for the bombast and eccentricity that means including many more musicians on an album, and of course on a live show.. He change the show (2022) it was an exploration of what the British musician could achieve with a different sound, but we’ve got him back for this record.
Without detours, adventurous or elongated intros, Miles Kane goes straight to the riffs distorted, that transmit energy to you, like the classic rock to which the English continue to betsomething strange in a time full of projects that do not have a defined genre.
The guitar solos on “Never Taking Me Alive” and “The Wonder” bear the hallmarks of Miles Kane’s distorted guitar with buzzand they are a return to Don’t Forget Who You Are (2013). His idea of stadium rock, with enormous choirs that we imagine as fuel for some mosh pit, makes us see him clearly on stage with the characteristic presence.
Miles Kane brings us his English rock-pop, with melodies that stay with you
From The Rascals and obviously going through The Last Shadow Puppets, Miles Kane has shown a lot of facility to create letters that stay spinning in your head and that go over light vocal melodies that you find yourself humming for hours.
For this album, Miles Kane knows his skills well and impacts them on songs like “Doubles” and “Baggio”, with an atypical central theme, which tells us that sometimes watching a soccer player can brighten your day. In your case, shows us his age making direct reference to Roberto Baggio, an Italian who had his splendor in the nineties, and to whom Miles dedicated a special quest.
The culmination of the sound that Miles Kane has tried for years is presented on this album., in which none of the eleven songs feel forced or out of place. Shamelessly, Kane introduces the album’s title track with a soaring chorus, a riff simple but characteristic.
And finally we are glad that he is recognized as a complete band, since he has been doing this for years and we recognize that Miles Kane is his own front man and that has been enough to create rolotas that have stayed with us for years.
This song is no exception, and Those of us who have seen Miles Kane live can confirm that he transmits a lot of energy and has established himself almost as an English cult act., without it having been due to hogging media attention or behavior off stage. The last time we saw him in Mexico was as the starter for the Arctic Monkeys, and although he is considered the fifth monkey, his solo career is enviable.
The identity of the solo project by Miles Kane
Although their last album flirted with the fundamental idea of The Last Shadow Puppets, especially with the latest EP of the duet The Dream Synopsis (2016), Miles Kane is very clear about what he wants to do with his own project.
Although songs like “Heal” and “Ransom” could have been the basis for songs by the super duo, Miles Kane takes center stage and the lyrics he uses are less cryptic and speak without using many literary resources on topics as simple as healing and love problems.. Her voice works very well, whether it’s shouting thunderous choruses, or barely whispering the story of some love that just doesn’t come true.
Although there are direct rock hits, Miles Kane finds the balance in some songs that are closer to ballads like “Heartbreaks (The New Sensation)”, “Ransom” and the excellent seamer “Scared of Love”. It is not easy to find this, and in this musician’s discography it has sometimes been noted that he tries many things on a single album.
For this installment, Miles Kane recognizes what works, and can deliver great choruses that ooze energy. and screams, but also ballads with conscious lyrics that rest again on classical melodies. To celebrate the best album he has released to date, Miles showed off merchandise that was even signed by him, various physical versions, and clothing with a very cool design that can be found at its official page.
