Jeff Fowler - Addicted to Love

 Jeff Fowler is a Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter whose intelligent, piano-driven, songwriting has been compared to the likes of Joe Jackson, Elvis Costello, Barry Gibb, and Paul McCartney. Jeff Fowler's first solo release, Side Hey! (Get It! Records, LLC), is one of two recording collaborations with producer/multi-instrumentalist Wes Styles (supporting keyboardist for Coheed and Cambria) and prodigious drummer Eli Hludzik (Dakota, Check in the Dark). Legendary engineer, Bernie Grundman (Thriller, Purple Rain, and many others), mastered the album.

Side Hey! has achieved noteworthy international popularity thanks to its lead-off single, “Mr. Mason Man” – a universally enjoyable love song that one might have expected Frank Sinatra to sing at the Sands Hotel in the 1960s. Drummer Eli Hludzik’s interesting take on the “Mr. Mason Man” rhythm anchors it with a relevant, almost urban feel. Deeper tracks, including the pop ballad “Gone” and jumpier “Breathe,” are classic in concept and demonstrate the true virtuosity of Jeff's band, particularly Wes Styles’ expert guitar-playing. Even deeper tracks, “Stay Awake” and “So Far” turn into guitar-heavy rock tunes that suggest an influence of Genesis and Led Zeppelin. Side Hey! concludes with a sweet piano lullaby, “Here with Me," which showcase's Jeff Fowler's distinctively velvet baritone voice. But perhaps the most pleasurable track on Side Hey! is the bonus live version of “Breathe,” which is an energetic recording of the band playing to a packed house at a well-known LA venue.