sparse arrangements, gentle, rolling melodies, and lyrics of love, loss, and loneliness, in an eight track compilations I can best describe as 'upbeat depression.' Melin sounds like early Paul Simon (as in when he was w/Garfunkle-Simon) or Nick drake, particularly on acoustic tracks like 'Lake Erie.' 'Oh, Possum' and 'Blue Corduroy,' with thier reverberating harmoines and jangly guitars, sound like the Beatles covering '60s california pop.
However, even the upbeat tunes have a melancholy sense about them; Mellin's songs are the songs you would like to hear when you are feeling depressed about being happy, or vice versa.
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Add Jeff Mellin's name to the growing list of folk-pop artists worthy of greater attention.
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...of another era, a time when people weren't so worried, so consumed, so driven. It's just good listenin' music, the kind of thing you can put on while you feed the little animals or your soul, whichever comes first. I think maybe we need more of that along about now.
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By turns rollicking and laid-back, Good for a Gander features a hint of Merseybeat, a taste of California sunshine pop, a dash of Americana, and a whole lot of Jeff Mellin.
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