First UK Review of Traveling Salesman
October 8th, 2008
Leicester Bangs is an on-line magazine featuring music reviews and features (and occasionally some other stuff). They’re based in Leicester, England. The folks there just reviewed “Traveling Salesman” and here’s what they had to say about it:
Joe Iadanza – Traveling Salesman
This album reminds me of both The Gypsy Kings and Madeline Peyroux in different ways! Even though this (male) singer songwriter is a native New Yorker there is a distinct European jazz feel to his sound. This is a set of mainly acoustic songs, that has a certain je ne sais quoi! All right – they are very French sounding. From the brushes intro of the title opening track, it is a set of songs that seem from a bygone time. The whole package is conveying a certain feel, from the monochrome photos on the C.D. cover to the arrangements themselves. Great finger picking guitar throughout, it is an atmospheric album that deserves repeated playing. (Reviewed by Steve O.)
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