{"id":5721,"date":"2012-11-06T11:31:48","date_gmt":"2012-11-06T17:31:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stylusmagazine.ca\/?p=5721"},"modified":"2012-11-06T11:31:48","modified_gmt":"2012-11-06T17:31:48","slug":"passenger-all-the-little-lights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/2012\/11\/06\/passenger-all-the-little-lights\/","title":{"rendered":"Passenger \u2013 All the Little Lights"},"content":{"rendered":"

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For the past couple of years, the music I listen to most often has been the kind that grows on you slowly but steadily, eventually turning into a long love affair that rewards with every listen. But there\u2019s something to be said for instant gratification. And that\u2019s what you\u2019ll get with Passenger\u2019s All the Little Lights<\/em>. Singer\/songwriter Mike Rosenberg is a UK born singer that has found major success in Australia and has gone from busking to selling out concerts with his simple and endearing style. At first, I was turned off by Rosenberg\u2019s thick British accent but that quickly wore off and his light-hearted folk-pop became quite charming. In fact, I wouldn\u2019t be surprised if Passenger became a big success in North America. What fourteen-year-old girl wouldn\u2019t want a poster of a cute Brit with an acoustic guitar staring at them as they hug their pillow? If he writes a song about how \u201cyou\u201d are beautiful or amazing despite being physically repulsive, he could be the next James Blunt or Bruno Mars. But I digress.
\nAll the Little Lights<\/em> certainly has its moments but the disc is cohesive at the expense of being homogenous. \u201cThings That Stop You Dreaming\u201d<\/a> has subtle synths and strings that help the song to resonate. \u201cLet Her Go\u201d<\/a> has a melody guaranteed to make you sing along. The single, \u201cThe Wrong Direction,\u201d<\/a> is sweet and playful with some nice Beirut-sounding trumpet. It\u2019s too bad that after six or seven tracks I knew where he was going with the rest of the album. Rosenberg is a talented lyricist and he has a good ear for melody but it\u2019s a clean cut and predictable album that will find its audience among those who haven\u2019t discovered Kathleen Edwards yet. (Nettwerk, passengermusic.com<\/a>) Matthew Dyck<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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