Scott Weiland – “Happy” in Galoshes

Clean, alive and singing, the 41-year-old Scott Weiland is back with his most recent release “Happy” in Galoshes. This album is a mix of typical Weiland-isms along with some top 40 icing and uncanny David Bowie influences. The album opener is reminiscent of STP and ends up being a tad misleading with regards to the direction of the record. The album changes emotion and sound from song to song and hardly sits in any genre. Tango With Your Mind has the tone of a morning drive soft rock track and boasts a banjo as lead, whereas Paralysis serves us with a more classic Weiland delivering a garagy drum sound and a depressive guitar twinkle at the core of the track. From the cabaret swagger of Beautiful Day, to the metronome pacing of memoriam track Arch Angel, for Weiland’s late brother. The album has an over all creative pallet however does lack some meat and potatoes grind you’d expect. He seems to have crossed into a new chapter in his music and sees things slightly softer and sweeter. “Happy” in Galoshes is a testament to the future while paying homage to the past. It’s a humble yet ostentatious take on music with a polished pitch and a experimental catch.

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Key Tracks: She Sold Her System, Killing Me Sweetly, Beautiful Day, Arch Angel

Moods: Stylish, Quirky, Spacey, Playful, Melancholy

Buy: “Happy” in Galoshes

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