Jason Waters - See This Through [EP]
2011, Jason Waters
2011, Jason Waters
JasonWaters’ path as a songwriter has been shaped by everyone from the Beatles andBob Dylan to Coldplay and Ray LaMontagne. Emerging in the New York City singer/songwriter scene in 2005, Waterswrites and plays with a style that, if not entirely original, shows a greaterdepth than generally found on top-40 radio. Waters has gigged and recorded demos, but has never put out an officialrelease, until now. Waters venturesforth with his debut EP, See This Through,showing a 1980’s rock-inspired sound that has steeped in Americana.
Opening with "Late NightTelephone", Waters rocks out with a song of hopeful support. The
high-energy chorus is infectious,and the message is one to the heart. There's a definite 1980's aesthetic herethat quickly gives way to the Americana rock of "Darkness Of TheDay". Waters' easy vocal style is reminiscent of Tom Petty or laterSpringsteen, though his voice is his own. Waters shows off a bit more of his1980's guitar rock muscle on "Ready To Fly", a solid, upbeat rockthat's pleasing to the ear. Digging into the emotional depths, Waters finds"Honey Lips", a mid-tempo singer/songwriter style story-song. Thismild tale is a solid album track, and leads into the philosophical love song"When I See This Through". The energy here runs a bit low, as Watersdwells in an almost non-committal melancholy that's partly convincing.
Jason Waters starts off strong on SeeThis Through, and settles into a comfortable musical style that standsneither out nor down. There's a bit of Jakob Dylan in Waters' deep reflectionsand blend of straight-up America and, occasionally, 1980's rock. See ThisThrough doesn't maintain the momentum that Waters sets sail with, but it'snot a bad first step into the world of music.
Rating: 3 Stars (Out of 5)
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