THE NEW ALBUM

First press coverage of the new album...

from the Vancouver Province...

MARQ DESOUZA
DeSouza has always shown talent as a songwriter but his latest, self-titled record bears down a little harder. He hasn't abandoned his appreciation of pop-rock, just replaced it with a band sound that is heavier. Sort of the difference between Neil Young playing with hired guys and Young with Crazy Horse. He also writes from a very moral perspective, which gives his records a strong POV. These songs are not filled with empty thoughts but actually try to say something.

On his latest CD, DeSouza is less pop-rock, which is initially how he made his reputation, and has gone for a less arranged, less hook-filled approach. Thus, there is more a band sound--more guitars, busier drums, heavier and more intense. More riff than la-la melody, in other words. He's also become more sure of himself as a singer and lyricist. There are times, such as on "Glimpse Of Her," he becomes like a young Bob Dylan in his phrasing, at others, "Some $, Somehow," a brash rocker. You get the feeling that he is mad at many things and they have become songs.
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from the GEORGIA STRAIGHT (w/photo)...
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As musical templates go, Bob Dylans Blood on the Tracks and the Rolling Stones Exile on Main Street are hard to beat. Maybe thats why Marq DeSouza doesnt look much further. Its to his credit that the singer goes to the source thoughthe inspiration of those monumental records drips from every distorted and bent guitar note, down-but-not-out vocal phrasing, and sneered lyric on his debut solo album. DeSouza, who fronted an outfit called Solarbaby in the 90s, sounded distinct back then by avoiding the flannel-wrapped clichs of the time with rootsy rock n roll. Now, with the popularity of Ryan Adams and Sam Roberts, DeSouza sounds ready for the spotlight, and, with a proper recording budget, tracks like the ballsy Prey Becomes Predator could probably get some mainstream action. As it is, Marq DeSouza should at least attract the attention of roots-rock fans, college radio DJs, and, with a little luck, a music consultant for some sexy cable show; his sizzling duet with Amanda Sellers on the red-hot All You Had to Say Was Hi! deserves to soundtrack an and then their eyes mettype moment. Ultimately, any record with a song called Where Did All Your Wit Go? cant be bad.

-How to get the new album-
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