Just as I finished waxing lyrical about how impressive The Long Honeymoon’s songwriting chops were on the delicious The World is Waiting (okay, I was a bit late on catching on with that one), along they come with a new EP. (So at least I’m on point this time around.)
The Risk of Happinness is a quartet of killer songs, again sitting happily between rock drive and pop infectiousness, kicking off with the title track, which is a poised and near-perfect, not to mention a reminder to take chances, after all, what’s the worst that can happen…happiness?
“Beauty in Reality” is a shimmering, sophisticated ballad, gently anthemic, somehow big yet deftly done, soaked in gorgeous vocals and liquid keyboards, and again, poetically poignant, this time suggesting that when lightning strikes, when miracles happen, when the right one comes along, they might do so in a very real, very everyday, very practical sort of way. Fantasy is fun, but reality is more dependable.
From there, we hit a country-rock groove, “When I Say Baby” being a jaunty, early’ 60s-vibed slice of sheer infectiousness, replete with a Ronnie Spector namecheck and a message to take love seriously, and “One to One” rounds things off with a sassy, synthy, slow burner.
Without wanting to repeat myself, The Long Honeymoon is a master class in classic songwriting…he said, literally repeating himself!
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