Officer Roseland- Blast-Off for Kicksville Review

Artist: Officer Roseland
Title: Blast-Off for Kicksville
Website: http://officerroseland.com/
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/officerroseland
Style: Rock/ Pop Punk
Rating: 7.95 out of 10
By C.W. Ross

 

Officer Roseland is a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania band that plays a blend of rock that has many influences including, funk, punk, jazz, soul and country.

 

The band's lineup is, Dan Daidone (vocals, bass), Brian Jones (guitar, keyboards), Harry Grannis (bass, guitar),  and John Ilisco Jr. (drums, percussion).

 

The 10-tracks found on Blast-Off for Kicksville are for the most part upbeat and filled with little nuances and arrangements that are fresh and keep you guessing in which direction their going.

 

The band pulls on a wide variety of musical styles blending them together to create a familiar yet with something a little bit different end sound.

 

The band has an offbeat sense of humor that run like a thread throughout the song's lyrics.

 

Stylistically several of the songs like "Juggler's Despair" have a definite Talking Heads feel to them. The release ends with the two songs, "Farmer Brown (No2)" and "Cookie Puss," that have a touch of a rockabilly flavor to them.

 

The band's music has been played on the TV channel's- Comedy Central, The Weather Channel, and PBS. 

 

Blast-Off for Kicksville, was released in January 2007 and the band already has plans to enter the studio in March to start work on their next release.

 

If you're in Puerto Rico the band will be playing several live shows there in February.

 

I found Officer Roseland's music to be entertaining and look forward to hearing the musical treasures that will be found in their next release.