Jeremy Rice releases “Legendary Fist of Takinawa” album 

Sizzling and loaded with a classic rock intensity in one track, supple and smooth with a taste of cosmopolitan pop chic in another, the strings that drive a lot of the best melodies in Jeremy Rice and the Legendary Fist of Takinawa are more than just a key element in Jeremy Rice’s debut album – they’re a cornerstone of its charm. Whether they’re guiding the grooves in “Johnny Rogers” and “Somebody Like You,” accenting the backdrop in “Underneath the Ground” and “Dream Tonight,” or projecting a wild harmony in “The Legendary Fist of Takinawa,” they’re as quintessential to Rice’s recipe for success as his charismatic serenades are (which on their own make his a record that you won’t want to miss this November).

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The production quality in the chief single from Jeremy Rice and the Legendary Fist of Takinawa, “Somebody Like You,” is the most immaculate of any on the LP, but its polish doesn’t blanket over the edginess that its stinging hook has. Songs like “Beleev” and “Arriianne” have got just as much oomph as this track does, but what makes “Something Like You” the real prize of this album is its multilayered master mix; right out of the gate, we’re feeling the vibrations of every component in the music, no matter how seemingly insignificant or small. Rice builds up to the chorus and lets the harmony he makes with his backing band take over in the climax, and rather than leaving us totally swept away by the hook, we’re desperate to relive the excitement all over again. Like a bag of salty potato chips, you can’t take just one taste of Jeremy Rice’s debut album – it’s just too addictive a listen.

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Pop grooves and heroic rock harmonies await all who pick up Jeremy Rice and the Legendary Fist of Takinawa this month, and if we can expect this LP to act as a standard for all of his work moving forward, Jeremy Rice is going to find a lot of fame waiting for him in the New Year and beyond. North American listeners are always in the mood for a melody magician of Rice’s caliber, and right now is an especially good time for his music to be filling Canadian airwaves with a much needed power pop-punch.

Samuel Pratt