Twenty-three-year-old British singer/songwriter, Eugene McGuinness, returns with his sophomore self-titled album. The 12 track LP is more of a time capsule, containing tunes that seems to reintroduce the melodies and content of the 1930’s to the 1980’s. The beginning embraces what seems like 1950’s teenage pop music with innocent lyrics and retro vibe that reminds you of what your grandparents probably danced to at their high school prom. ‘Wendy Wonders’ embodies this description almost near perfectly with its low key drums, guitar, and lyrics that are young and arranged simple. The upbeat tune ‘Nightshift’ seems like a good soundtrack to a West Side Story fighting scene as it is captivating and full of energy.

Its in the falsetto, violin, and acoustic guitar filled record ‘Those Old Black White Movies’ that take you back to the musical era when… there was nothing but black and white movies. An ’80s punk sound is heard in ‘Atlas’ and ‘Fonz’ while ‘Not So Academic’ seems to fall into its own category of early country. The tenacious tune ‘Knock Down Ginger’ has heavy lyrics that whispers “you haven’t seen the real life/until all your dreams have been realized/I come from somewhere, I’m going somewhere else” over a finger picking guitar while ‘Disneyfield’ and ‘God in Space’ holds their own.

Eugene McGuinness is a time traveling disc where Eugene blends his creativity with sounds of the past. And although this may have not been intentional, it is somewhat still appreciated.

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