This writer should probably pass this performer on to someone else, but we will try to be objective about Andy Davis, a young keyboardist/songwriter/singer. Not everyone will fall in line with what appears to be an uncomplicated love-song style or the soft, easy-listening ballads. But the music is considerably more complex than it first seems. "Union and 3rd" (Let The Woman 2007 bigHelium) will probably be one of those tunes in the hate it/love it category.
The title track "Let The Woman" is, like many of Davis’ tunes, keyboard driven. He is an accomplished key player. One of his songs, "Black Keys" actually states something like "it’s easier on the black keys," when every beginning piano student knows the white keys are the easiest. A few more listens might uncover the true meaning of this nice song. Davis also does a creditable job on the acoustic guitar. Some will find "Call a Spade a Spade" might be one of the stronger songs on the collection.
As for live performances, never fear. Davis is a traveling man, covering Texas, Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia and single stops in half a dozen other states. He signed an exclusive distribution deal with Barnes & Noble in 2007, a decision that put his CDin one of the most popular book/music locations in the country. Davis is on his way.
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