Dan Moxon - Lounge Singer (2019)

As frontman for Vancouver band Bend Sinister, Dan Moxon is well known for hard rocking on his keyboard. Over the course of nine albums, the group has honed its ’70s-centric, glam-prog sounds into some very memorable material. But on his latest solo effort, Moxon leaves the loudness behind. The 13 tunes on Lounge Singer find the musician crooning smooth pop that owes a great deal more to the introspective folk of Nick Drake, Hall & Oates’ soul pop and Billy Joel’s urban storytelling.