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So a few years ago, I got to interview Luke on the phone for a Tourniquet<\/span> feature during the Antiseptic Bloodbath<\/span> era. During the conversation I learned that Luke’s personal musical preference was actually more in the pop direction. Odd for a metal singer? Maybe. So when I heard of this coming new solo album, I wasn’t sure what to expect. As with most genres of music, pop music has so, so many different sub-genres and styles, so where would he land?<\/p>\n \n The day I received the CD in the mail, I had to leave for an almost four hour road trip down to North Carolina to help my in-laws who got pretty beat up during Hurricane Florence a few weeks back. So, I hopped into the car, popped in this new CD, added some additional bass, and cranked it up. WHOA! What I was hit with was more than expected! This was sounding AMAZING!Next thing I realized, it had been two hours, and I had listened to the CD four times in a row; it was THAT good to my ears.<\/p>\n \n While this may be considered more of an EP, having just seven tracks and clocking in at about 28 minutes, it is not at all what I expected (well, I had no clue what to expect), but very done and enjoyable for multiple listens obviously. As anticipated, his vocal style is way different when performing this style. There were really only a few places where I really got the feel and sound that reminded me of the voice I am so akin to hearing on Tourniquet. While very melodic most of the time, he still has a bit of grit that keeps things from being too syrupy sweet like some pop may be. His voice just slides right into this style perfectly, and while I have no issue with the Luke years with Tourniquet, after hearing this, I say this is the style his voice was meant to perform.<\/p>\n \n