Wireless Set

Ed Deane s resonant Wireless Set brims with guitar-laden numbers that attest to an enduring music career with origins in the 1960s. Vampire, the opening track recalls Nick Lowe in his 1970s pomp (Deane toured with Lowe s band in 90s) and features Deane s vocals. The chord sequences in Sweatshop, meanwhile, have a 60s feel, although the song s work-exploitation theme is timeless. I Need a Holiday is a breezy take on the Dan Penn/Chuck Prophet number (which Dan sent to Ed after they d toured together), while Deane cites blues legend Robert Johnson and Fransciso Tarrega (the Classical Spanish composer who died in 1909) as inspirations for the instrumental It s For You. Deane draws from an eclectic array of musical schools, that shines through in numbers such as the bluesy Harlem Nocturne (a stomping treatment of Earl Bostic s hit), Taj Mahal s Queen Bee and Muddy Waters Can t Be Satisfied. Meanwhile, Island Bridge, the closing track, is described by Deane as the nearest I ve managed to get to playing with a string orchestra .