The L.A.-cum-Nashville swagger in "Honey I'm Good" melds the backing harmonies of Bruno Mars to Keith Urban's more easy grooving rock sensibility (though the overuse of Auto-Tune in the lead vocal was unnecessary), and could be a second single. His first single, "Back Home," with its anthemic, near football-chanted male backing chorus, foregrounded banjo, and enormous tom-toms and kick drums is as catchy and appealing as mainstream pop gets. As is often the case when following a successful debut, there is a bit of an identity crisis at work here: Grammer wrote or co-wrote everything here, and he seemingly did so with a careful ear to the radio. Slick and glossy, the songs on Magazines or Novels are performed and produced with a goal - conscious or not - to match the massive success of the hit "Keep Your Head Up," from his self-titled debut - not an easy thing to replicate, but this team gives it an honest try. The sophomore full-length by Andy Grammer was produced by veteran pop producer Jon Levine and it shows. Purchase and download this album in a wide variety of formats depending on your needs.
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