SUNDAY HERALD SUN REVIEW of LET'S FALL IN LOVE

The clues gather. Tick one. It's Australian. The brassy opener, Losin' My Mind, is a slice of that delicious funked-up style served so well by Continental Robert and Joe Camilleri in their various guises.
Tick two. The mariachi horns on the delightful Pendulum hint of something.
Tick three. Fallen Angel confirms that it is that Jack Howard, the one whose trumpet was such a key part of Hunters and Collectors down the years.
Now that is known, comparisons with late, great Hunnas begin to prey on my mind.
How does Howard's voice stack up against that of Mark Seymour? And what of his songwriting?
The answer to both questions is more than adequately.

There are songs here that would sit well on the best of the Hunters' albums, the territory being AOR, while he sings more than tells the story, as is the Seymour way.
In short: real music, real songs and fantastic playing. **** (four stars)