Album Of The Day: Playing Games With The Shadow by Kevin Max

Album Art of Kevin Max's Playing Games With The Shadow album - Out of the black background, the center is illuminated with an illustration of a of a pink tiger on a pale, pink-ish sand colored background. The tiger's eyes are glowing yellow and looking right at the viewer, and the title has a half-open mouth. Above the image in the black, printed in a neon pink handwritten script font is the album title, and below the image is the artist name.

Released 10 years ago sometime this month or next, this is Kevin Max's eighth studio album as a solo artist, though it is the first where he wrote all the songs by himself and didn't have a major collaborator in a Producer that also co-wrote. This synth-heavy pop record really gets good towards the end, with "Panic Button" and "Muzick Is Magic!" firing on all cylinders with fun, energetic vibes. Earlier in the album it's more dark and brooding with songs like "Girl With The Tiger Eyes" and "Election". And not surprising to anyone who knows Kevin Max a bit, there's a song honoring William Blake, one of his favorite poets. It's just pure independent pop music from the guy who mostly did the quirky harmonies in DC Talk in the '90s. And I love that he's been making music that he wants to hear, and that I listen to occasionally.

Release Year: 2016
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