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Tiny Problems

Andy Santospago

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Album Review: Preformer Magazine

Brett Cromwell of Performer Magazine writes: "As one of the primary songwriters in Cambridge-based The Vinyl Skyway, multi-instrumentalist Andy Santospago has been treating lucky Bostonians to sophisticated, candy-coated pop for the past four years. To those familiar with The Vinyl Skyway’s sound, the opening chorus of harmonized ladada‘s and doodoodoo‘s on Santospago’s new solo album Tiny Problems shouldn’t come as a surprise. But the 11 tracks that follow this 35-second opener are sure to widen a few eyes and win over a few newly devoted fans. Seemingly obsessed with the pre-MTV age, Santospago manages to touch damn near every pop subgenre from the 1960s and 1970s over the course of Tiny Problems. The impressive span of instruments that pop in and out enhance the style of the song in which they each appear, like the banjo and slide guitar in the AM country shuffle “Dust Cloud in Central” or the barroom piano and mandolin in the Kinksy pub sing-along “If They’d.” Vinyl Skyway bandmate Michael Hayes has his hands in a lot of this album, but there’s a reason it’s billed as a Santospago solo album, He carries most of the load. Equally as impressive as the breadth of styles he explores is his ability to mold a beautiful pop song within each of them, from the funky Middle Eastern electro-pop of “Gateway Drug” to the bouncy Syd Barrett folk of “Point of Reference.” Most impressive is “All Too Easy,” a song that turns back the clock even further. With its shuffling rhythm, tinkling piano, and soft bed of sampled strings and flute breaks, the song would sound more natural drifting out of a creaky Philco radio with the aroma of cigar smoke and stale whiskey permeating the background. Recorded and mixed in Santospago’s home studio, the album’s modest, unpolished sound adds a thread of commonality to a group of songs that might otherwise have been a bit too varied to swallow. It also helps that none of the songs extend beyond the 3:30 mark, making Tiny Problems a quick, albeit rewarding, listen. Santospago is a talented songwriter with impressive versatility. Until the Vinyl Skyway serves another album of ear sweetener, Tiny Problems is a welcome diversion. (Self-released)"

Exceptionally Gifted Songwritter and Musician

Every generation, we are gifted with someone as talented as Andy Santospago. Unfortunately they sometimes tend go a bit under the radar, which is why it is extremely important to spread the word about this album. Sublimely intricate yet refreshingly accessible, Tiny Problems should be filed somewhere between The Zombies 'Odyssey and Oracle', The Beach Boys 'Pet Sounds', and every album that should have been made every since. Highly, highly recommended.

Wry fun for thinking folks with taste

One thing you can count on from each of the musical "bon bons" on Tiny Problems is a fresh (and delightfully twisted) perspective. Santospago's inventiveness--whether lyrical or musical--has been let off the leash in this gem of a project. The production is rich and layered and has been critically compared to Pet Sounds. (So there!) But to go in one album from shades of Pink Floyd to Sgt. Pepper--with stops at They Might Be Giants and (old/good) Paul Simon along the way--points to one very versatile cat. And despite the familiar references, the sound is unmistakably "today." Best of all, Santospago's serious messages don't take themselves too seriously. And all prescriptions are made easy to swallow because they're presented with ultimate musical craftsmanship. Why are you still reading?? Listen! Love!! Buy!!!

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