Frith, Loud Mouth Review

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Frith, Loud Mouth Review

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Hailing from Los Angeles, CA is a musician, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist by the name of Travis Frith Warner, better known as Frith.  He began playing at a young age, starting classical piano lessons at age eight, and moving towards jazz and classical guitar in his early teens. Frith did not stop there, he is self-taught on other instruments, including: bass, drums, trumpet, and Transylvanian guillotine harp. In 2008 he began working for renowned composer David Campbell (Adele, Beck, Michael Jackson), and it was during this time that he began incorporating classical and orchestral music into his indie pop sound, ultimately winding up with a unique voice all his own. That voice is an interesting amalgamation of deep lyrics and well-crated songs, that offer a balanced orchestrative color to them. Frith is releasing a single titled, “Loud Mouth.” The track is full of interesting instrumental colors set to a pop inspired beat that has a dance overtones and strong bassline. That’s the short of it!

Positives:

Frith’s mastery of orchestration is apparent on every track. String sounds provide full balanced sounds, sitars add melodic colors and Frith’s singing is solid atop without ever being over shadowed.

Bottom Line:

Frith is taking his years of studying various instruments and theory and applying it to the world of indie pop. “Loud Mouth” has a full rhythm section, including percussion and drums to build his pop beat, that have tinges of Latin salsa. Frith’s lyrics are interesting and keep a nice flow. The chorus is full and is cemented by full-bodied vocal harmonies. The track builds over time and a nice surprise for the bridge displays Frith’s upper range, followed by a middle eastern instrumental interlude that adds interest. A solid listen, and worth the price of admission.

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