CAREY OTT

Human Heart

[DiscoverRock.com]

On his second full-length solo album, Ott again displays the understated melodicism of his previous work as well as a winsome voice reminiscent of Freedy Johnston. On the punchy “Wish I Could,” Ott voices his eternal optimism with pithy lines like “I want to talk and communicate with everyone.” That theme continues on the oughta-be-a-hit “Be Honest,” where he croons, “A little more courtesy, empathy/All that we need,” over a lush, reverb-drenched stack of guitars and synths. For contrast, check out the music-hall stylings of “Je Suis Borderline,” which harkens back to similar tunes from the early days of the Kinks. Human Heart contains a bounty of incisive and tuneful music—20 tracks totaling over 73 minutes, to be exact. And like most long collections, it could stand to have pruned a few lesser tracks. But why complain about too much of a good thing? –BC

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