25012014 - Tommy Tokyo "We Blister and We Bleed"

Tommy Tokyo is a tender and soft voiced man. Perhaps a bit too tender and soft voiced? I can't seem to decide. The 11 songs that make up this album are indeed beautiful, but if you're not in the mood for extreme mellowness this will not be the droid you're looking for. However, if soulful country-tinged downtempo pop is what you seek, look no further. Tokyo's voice contains a warmth and sadness that at times only slightly lies above a whisper, but can also rise to melodramatic heights on some of the tracks. When he turns the tempo up a bit over halfway throughout, on "Torture Behind the Door", the album picks up a bit, but apart from that and one other song "We Blister and We Bleed" is an orgy of softness. In conclusion - a mellow album for mellow moments.