If anyone can compete with Santa for dependable holiday gift delivery, it’s Aussie musician Joe Algeri. “Happy New Year Blues,” his latest release as The JAC, marks the 21st year he’s offered a musical reflection on the season via his Egomaniac Bandcamp page. It’s currently available as a free download. As the title suggests, Algeri's new effort underscores the challenge of welcoming a new year when you weren’t particularly thrilled with the previous two.
The mid-tempo song has a hint of The Rolling Stones’ “Dead Flowers,” but also sports the ringing guitar and distinctive lead vocals we’ve come to expect from Algeri. His daughter Hanna Algeri and bassist Herb Eimerman add texture with their backing vocals, while drummer Stefan Johansson, violinist Lars Brusel, and lead guitarist Andy Brinkkila provide instrumental support. “Happy New Year Blues” opens with the cryptic imagery of, “In a crumbled bridesmaid dress/I tried once again and you knew best” and continues in that mode until closing line, “I don’t understand and I won’t forever more.”
Maybe the lyrics are designed to personify time or the new year itself, but whatever the meaning, it’s another fun and catchy holiday present from Joe Algeri and his mates.
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