As soon as one starts listening to this album the time machine kicks in as what we have here is something which does not belong in the current music scene but instead takes us back to the early Sixties when British instrumental guitar groups were all the rage. Being born in 1963, I was soon discovering bands like The Shadows for myself growing up, and could often be found blasting out songs like “Apache”, “Kon-Tiki”, “Wonderful Land”, “Foot Tapper” and “Dance On!”, all #1 hits in the UK, with Hank B. Marvin having one of the most recognisable and influential guitar sounds around. Here Loveland very much takes us back to those days, where a simple accompaniment allows him to provide guitar very much in the vein of his obvious hero or Chet Atkins.

Loveland has lived in Australia since the mid Seventies, and although he performed with various bands in the UK I am not sure if he has been playing live down here but he has certainly been writing as apparently he had 400 original songs to choose from when it came to recording this album with his sons Toby Loveland (acoustic rhythm guitar and acoustic solos) and Barney Loveland (bass). Reflective, there is an innocence here which definitely takes us to a time in the past, as music such as his has no right to exist today when it is all about how fast, loud and abrasive one can be, but instead this is measured and takes its time to meander its course. It is strange to think this was only released in 2022 and not 60 years earlier, but if this style is something you enjoy then you will find much here to delight.

Rating: 7/10

Track list:
Dangerous Rhythm
Mexican Trip
Blue Sands
Peruvian Strut
I Never Thought This
Blue Horizon
Hopping Around
Rain In The Hills
Remembering Bazza
Moving Clouds
Cool Groove
Changing