Marc Platt is an artist you should be listening to if you’re a fan of first-rate rock and roll music. The talented former frontman for the well-regarded power poppers The Real Impossibles has been issuing some impressive discs recently, including the marvelous 2020 EP Beat On The Street, and the excellent full-length album Colors Of The Universe this past January. Now he’s back with another not to be missed record, Dis Time It’s Poisonal, which has just been released by Rum Bar Records. The album is a splendid collection of songs, a few of which have previously been released, and a number of other tunes which were newly recorded for this project. All of the tracks on the album mesh together perfectly to create a memorable listening experience.
Dis Time It’s Poisonal opens with the electric “Dig The New Scene,” which sets the stage for the rest of the album via its power pop meets alternative vibe, energized by Platt’s excellent guitar work and effervescent vocals. That’s followed by the terrific “Tryin To Survive,” which feels like a garage rock number mashed up with a Lou Reed tune. Those are just two of the high points on an album which is filled with outstanding songs. Platt moves effortlessly between the confessional tone of tracks like the jazzy “I’m Searchin” and the edgy “High Road” to the rough-hewn, bluesy feel of the hard-rocking “Woman of the World.”
Other highlights of this extraordinary record include a luminous, heartfelt cover of the Flamin’ Groovies classic “I Can’t Hide” and “She Tastes Like Candy,” co-written by Platt with the late John Ferriter of The Tearaways. “She Tastes Like Candy” is a song that’s gloriously infused with the DNA of 1960s pop in sound, style and production, which sounds like it time-warped to the present from an AM station's playlist in 1965. It's one of my favorites on the album. There’s also the acoustic leaning, folk-tinged “What’s A Man” and the Dylan-esque “Don’t Kick a Man When He’s Down” on which Platt sounds like he’s channeling a bit of Warren Zevon in the vocals. I also really dig the 1980s rock-flavored “Guilty As Charged,” and the modern rock mood of “Sweetest Sound” (originally recorded just after the breakup of The Real Impossibles) which has echoes of classic REM and U2.
Dis Time It’s Poisonal is an emotionally resonant, superbly crafted disc, and it’s clear from the results that Platt cares deeply about his music. He’s able to celebrate his rock and roll influences while creating brilliant songs that celebrate his unique and superlative talents as a singer, songwriter and producer. If you like rock, folk, punk and power pop, then you need to check out this wonderful record. Dis Time It’s Poisonal is available from Rum Bar Records, https://rumbarrecords.bandcamp.com, and you can order the album and listen to song samples by following this direct link to the page for Dis Time It’s Poisonal: https://rumbarrecords.bandcamp.com/album/dis-time-its-poisonal-the-nice-price. Here's a link to the video for the first single from the album, “I Can’t Hide.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JXP_06b02k.
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