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Paparazzi by Jamie Hoover and Bill Lloyd
fave it Beatles-pop | 60's Rock
- sampleShow And Tell The World
- sampleBetter Left Alone
- sampleScreen Time
- sampleAs You Were
- sampleThe Bucks Stop Here
- sampleI Can't Take It Back
- sampleReally Not Alone
- sampleStill Not Over You
- sampleAll She Wanted
- sampleWalking Out
- sampleIt Could Have Been Me
- sampleFireflies
Beatlish jangly guitar driven vocal pop
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Editorial review
This duo comes from a mix of Byrds-ian power pop and a lush orchestral-meets-roots style on the delightful "Show & Tell the World," which recalls Tom Petty or a mandolin-driven Steve Earle, if in tandem with a far fuller supporting cast. Both Jamie Hoover and Bill Lloyd sound like they're blood brothers on the sweet harmonies that would draw fair comparisons to an Americana version of the Rembrandts. The melodic consistency is what makes this record so infectious early on, especially on the adorable head-bobbing "Better Left Alone," which has enough twang to be quite memorable. The Beatlesque "Screen Test" is odd at the beginning but settles in quite comfortably with its fine pop sensibilities ? la Paul Westerberg. The same can be said later on for the grin-inducing "Really Not Alone." When they turn into a sappy ballad framework, though, it's a pale Neil Finn impersonation on the formulaic "As You Were." They return to a rowdier way on the fine "The Bucks Stop Here," despite the fact that it sounds like a B-side or quick barroom run-through. Another adult contemporary "soul" tune, "I Can't Take It Back," is marginally passable thanks to the pretty verses. Perhaps the highlight of the stellar album is the ambling "Still Not Over You," which sounds as if they've taken it from the Partridge Family and splendidly revamped it. And they keep the momentum on the softer jangle of "Walking Out." Only on "Fireflies" do they move into a bland soul sound. Overall, it's one small miscue on a great and consistent pop album. ~ Jason MacNeil, All Music Guide
Bio / Background
Hoover and Lloyd come together as one on Paparazzi, the duo's first album together after a long history of co-writes. The boys play the two-sides-of-a-coin approach so well that it is sometimes hard to tell who is singing lead, or how much input either had into any given song. It's that seamless. Any music fan would do well to add this album to his collection. You pop neophytes without a CD collection to call your own: start here and build from there.
In partnership with the great Smithereens drummer Dennis Diken (a more knowledgeable music guy cannot possibly exist), Hoover and Lloyd pull off the unimaginable: a perfect pop album that's going to be hard to surpass in this or any year. The classy love letter to sixties pop, "Show & Tell the World," is a hit single if ever I heard one; the vibes and tympani accents alone allow this song to soar to previously unreached heights.
The softer side of Hoover and Lloyd can be heard on the gorgeous ballad "As You Were.
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