In 2007 the talented Devlin Murphy had a pretty impressive debut and since that time he’s been collecting songs for this new release. A funky “Till The Sun” is a good commercial pop tune, as with the multi-tracked background vocals on the follow up “Hey Love.” Then a perfect spring tune shows up in “Sunshine.” It bounces along with uplifting chords that carry the melody along. It reminds me of Roger Manning, Jr. until the reggae rhythm starts on “It’s Love Love.”
The stylistic changes show Devlins’ development (or boredom) here, but the pay off is the excellent piano ballad “Back To You” with its awesome hook in the chorus. Another big standout here is “Ask ‘n’ Ask” with a great mix of modern pop balladry and soul. My big issue is that although all the songs are well written, the production is inconsistent. Frequently he abuses AutoTune (“Not A Hero”) and a few tunes sound overproduced (“When Its Over”). But fans of Jellyfish styled pop may forgive this, as there are plenty of gems here. With a little tweaking I feel Devlin can be a major star. 