John P. Strohm
Vestavia
Flat Earth
It seems like so long since Strohm first broke through with the Blake Babies, the Boston band that gave us Juliana Hatfield, Antenna, and a convoluted family tree of a half dozen excellent bands. On Strohm's latest release, he can come across as American as they get, as a wry Tom Petty or humble John Mellencamp, with a lazy drawl and swagger to both music and voice. "Home" is a beautiful slow number that revels in its wistful chords. Worth finding.
Flat Earth Records, 6900 South Gray Road, Indianapolis, IN 46237
--Ian Koss
