America’s “Shoes”, are an enigma of melodic Power-Pop, that is as timeless & classic as one could hope for

When you come across a band that has the chops, Compositional zeal & Arrangement/Production values that are solidly musical in intent, time is no factor

More so, as time has passed, it’s very obvious why a band that came forth from the original new wave, has a lasting effect. No doubt why, several acts these days are enjoying renewed artist merit & interest, for the true audiophile

The song that originally came to our attention is “Tomorrow Night” . If you can find much better of an effort, let all of us know, because there’s a huge market niche & fan base for great songs ; Where people actually play instruments & sing

“Tomorrow Night” sways a listeners senses to another plateau entirely. Largely due to the intrinsic talent of Shoes, the band. Coupled with a 1/2 step chord progression & an unusual double string Electric Bass Guitar, the melody soars up into the sky.

Upon this song, we weight our review faultlessly. It’s on a par with The Byrds-[early era] ; The Raspberries & other American bands like 20/20 & The Plimsouls

“The Summer Rain” is another fine cut, with its augmentation of suspended 2nd’s & 4ths to go along with major 7th chord patterns. For the audio-neophyte, this translates into common mans’ language as a great song

“Hate To Run”checks in with another solid sonic piece of crafty work

It appears to us that Shoes offer a formidable basis to continue into their musical futures & it’s up to the band as to which direction they might take at this place in time. They certainly have the goods to travel far, out onto the horizonnto the sunrise & we’ll wait to see & hear what their next move may be. Perhaps as early as Tomorrow night…