MUSIC REVIEW OF THE DAY: ANDREW WAITE - TREMORS

P.E.I. rocker Waite returns with album #2, after his debut Burning Through The Night, which grabbed the 2016 Music PEI Rock Recording of the Year award. Conceived as a full album in the old school sense, the tracks blend together, especially effective on vinyl, which is the desired format. After a brief, wordless Prelude to start, in comes the intense build of the new single, Out & Out, a promise of excitement: "I'll be the Bonnie to your Clyde." It's great to hear a real organ get the big solo in this one, and no shortage of energy.

That leads into Faith, no less driving, but with a catchier chorus and some pop fun. But then the cut turns a couple of corners, with different sections and a horn break, a deceptively complex number that still rocks like a monster. Bible Belt slows the pace but ups the mystery, with Waite singing as passionately and powerfully as he can. Then Let Me Down Hard shows his singer-songwriter side, "I'm not made of glass, I won't fall apart, you can let me down hard." Listen for one major, passioned-filled guitar solo at the end as well. And flip the record.

Side two starts more on the roots side, with the mournful fiddle of Cash It In. No surprise, it's the most East Coast of the tracks. Skin & Bones is another thoughtful one with an easygoing pace, while closing tracks Ontario and Dandelion Wine continue the emotional songwriter theme of the second side. Waite's presented two solid styles, proving he's a high-quality writer, strong singer and can rock a crowd too.