CD Wherehouse, SA, 01.05.2006: "Underneath the radar" (Ike Moriz - Play Me, review)

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 CD Wherehouse, SA, 01.05.2006

Underneath the radar
"...South African rocker Ike Moriz actually has the musical muscle to back up his own hype.And his uncanny Bowie croon isn't the only thing that makes Play Me worth tuning into either: Moriz runs the retro rock gamut from hook-heavy 70s glam rock swaggers ("Hey, Hey-hey, Hey") to Britpop breezes reminiscent of Suede's shoegazing ("Play Me") or Blur's anthems ("Every Time The Sun"), and edgier Brel-meets-Bowie piano ballad implosions 
("The Sad Songs")."

Location: South Africa

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