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Title - 'Ridiculous Lengths'
Artist - Luke Skyscraper James

For those not in the know, Luke Skyscraper James was the singer/guitarist with the original line up of Fáshiön music (1978- 80).

In 1979 Fáshiön music released their first album, Product Perfect, but in 1980 Luke quit the band - let alone the music business - and disappeared.

His current bands are The Ghost of Luke James with Eric S. Anderson, and The Pull of Autumn with Daniel Darrow.

Funnily enough, it was actually Eric S. Anderson - who founded Pachyderm Studios (Nirvana, Soul Asylum, P.J.Harvey) before himself quitting the music scene and turned his talents to film directing (Six Feet Under, Dexter) - who connected with Luke through social media; encouraging Luke to return to writing and recording new music (together).

The result was the aforementioned duo The Ghost of Luke James and their debut release being a 5-song EP (Cool Electric Blue) – a new recording, some 40 years after Luke’s first release.

And now the man himself has taken a few more musical steps forward and brought forth a brand new solo album entitled Ridiculous Lengths (released January 10th, 2020).

1. 'Good News From Home'
2. 'Crazy World'
3. 'Way Back Home'
4. 'Feel Like I Felt'
5. 'Got To Give You All My Loving'
6. 'The Ghost of Luke James'
7. 'Nobody'
8. 'Losing You'
9. 'Fun House'
10. 'River Of This Night'
11. 'No Time To Make Enemies'

The album kicks of with the mid-tempo hipsway of 'Good News From Home,' then backs that up with the countrified, albeit densely-laden vocals of 'Crazy World,' and then the provincial vibe of 'Way Back Home' comes along next.

Some gentle, sweeping at times synth provide a lush layering for Luke's most heartfelt, and natural vocal to come to the fore on 'Feel Like I Felt' which he follows with the poppy, foot-tappin' jaunt of 'Got To Give You All My Loving.'

The drum-led Americana feel of 'The Ghost of Luke James' makes this a delightful stand out track, and yet another one where Luke allows the rawness of his vocals to ride the waves of the song perfectly, and that's backed by the atmospheric storytelling of 'Nobody.'

The guitar tempo is then raised on (for me, at least) the best track on the album, 'Losing You' - a track that highlights Luke's British brogue way more than any other track.

The album then rounds out with the moody melancholy of 'Fun House,' the gentle thigh-slappin' rhythms and vocal style akin to Robbie Robertson of 'River Of This Night,' and then comes to a close with the throaty 'No Time To Make Enemies.'

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