Sucker for a Pretty Face whipped out power pop punk hooks sharp enough to scar with ‘Ghost in Blue’

Power Pop always bites down harder when it is hybridised with Pop Punk, so brace yourself for the hooks in Ghost in Blue to scar. Each twist in Sucker for a Pretty Face’s sonic vignette finds that mysterious sweet spot that lands somewhere between your rhythmic pulses and your soul. The solo virtuoso proves what it sounds like when a pro attacks alt-rock, using nostalgic angst and tender, wistful longing as a lifeblood; the result is a single with enough bite to leave a mark long after the last note decays. The project, the work of composer, musician, and singer Eric Vincent Thomas, stands at the vanguard of the brashy, bouncy nu-pop punk revival. Under the Sucker for a Pretty Face banner, Thomas alchemises tracks solo and with a revolving door of collaborators, channelling everything from old-school alt-pop-punk to melodically charged, lyrically driven modern rock. If you were obsessed with Bowling for Soup the last time skinny jeans and panda eyes were cool, this will be your new sonic crush. For anyone whose playlists are a safe haven for anthems of nostalgia and sweet defiance, Ghost in Blue (on the 405) will feel like home. Ghost in Blue (on the […] The post Sucker for a Pretty Face whipped out power pop punk hooks sharp enough to scar with ‘Ghost in Blue’ appeared first on A&R Factory.

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Power Pop always bites down harder when it is hybridised with Pop Punk, so brace yourself for the hooks in Ghost in Blue to scar. Each twist in Sucker for a Pretty Face’s sonic vignette finds that mysterious sweet spot that lands somewhere between your rhythmic pulses and your soul. The solo virtuoso proves what it sounds like when a pro attacks alt-rock, using nostalgic angst and tender, wistful longing as a lifeblood; the result is a single with enough bite to leave a mark long after the last note decays. The project, the work of composer, musician, and singer Eric Vincent Thomas, stands at the vanguard of the brashy, bouncy nu-pop punk revival. Under the Sucker for a Pretty Face banner, Thomas alchemises tracks solo and with a revolving door of collaborators, channelling everything from old-school alt-pop-punk to melodically charged, lyrically driven modern rock. If you were obsessed with Bowling for Soup the last time skinny jeans and panda eyes were cool, this will be your new sonic crush. For anyone whose playlists are a safe haven for anthems of nostalgia and sweet defiance, Ghost in Blue (on the 405) will feel like home. Ghost in Blue (on the […]

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