BEST MUSIC OF 2008
Nate Seltenrich's Top 10

November 26, 2008

by Nate Seltenrich

Josh Fix , Free at Last

San Francisco's answer to Queen and Elton John, Josh Fix is a one-man retro machine. Fix is flawless on vocals, guitar, bass, piano, percussion, and a heckuva lot more across this sophomore record, which he also produced, co-engineered, and designed.

But Fix's genius is in his songwriting. From basic composition to the nitty-gritty of instrumental and vocal arrangements, Free at Last's piano-rock rings true with all the attitude, bombast, and, occasionally, tenderness of his heroes, those relics of the '70s who first introduced cabaret classiness to the unbuttoned joy of rock 'n' roll.

A few bulletproof melodies and snarky lyrics make his modern appeal irrefutable.

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