Album Notes

MELBOURNE BASED ARTIST ADRIAN ROSENFELDT is no one trick pony. He can write and perform great pop songs one year - Julie, I Want A Little Girl, Big Brown Bag - and then release a rootsy, introspective EP, The Best Of Bad Love, the next. His new CD White Man is the closest he has come to fusing these two styles.

But what does White Man sound like?

Where The Best Of Bad Love was all cellos, banjos and acoustic guitar, White Man is a popping, keyboard drumming romp.

1) WOULD YOU PUSH IT?
A punchy New Wave number with pop and psychedelic overtones of Elvis Costello and the Attractions, Lou Reed and early Roxy Music. And this has to be the only song written about addiction that sounds so upbeat and exhilarating. The middle section features swirling organ, guitar and percussion. But most of all this is a taut pop/rock tune that jumps out at you.

2) DIRTY DAZE
The verses are full of brooding, claustrophobic ruminations on the dangers and fantasies of the student/teacher relationship, and the chorus is so catchy and uplifting it dares you to sing along. Dirty Daze feels like a close cousin to The Police’s Don’t Stand So Close To Me.

3) LEAVING THE WASTELAND
There are more hooks here than in a Japanese fishing vessel! An infectious, punchy pop song with some strong keyboard lines reminiscent of Cheap Trick's Dream Police. LTW also has a great lurch to it and some strong dynamics: the chorus really soars.

4) GARDEN OF LOVE
A breezy, melodic pop song about being promiscuous. The production and instrumentation are clean and lush, not unlike The Beach Boys or acoustic Nirvana. This song has a very pretty outtro that sticks in your head.

5) SICK WITH, SLEEP
A soaring, complex pop tune that opens with a U2-ish buzzsaw guitar riff, and then retreats into a spartan, brooding verse with a skipping bassline. Adrian’s vocal is almost R&B, as he sings an idiosyncratic and poetic lyric reminiscent of Bjork. SWS has an emphatic techno beat until the chorus explodes with shimmering guitar and disco drums. A perfect blend of rock and dance music.

FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY
If you buy the WHITE MAN CD now you will receive a free download of Adrian Rosenfeldt's last CD THE BEST OF BAD LOVE.