At times the self produced solo debut from Alan Wilkis, Babies Dream Big (amazon) (itunes), gets caught up a bit too much in paying homage to the eighties pop and R&B classics. At times he sounds too much like Motown meets synthpop and it’s not the most flattering of mashings. At other times on this debut album Alan finds a way to take the soul of those musical histories and weave them into something that is both contemporary and progressive. It is on these tracks, where he breaks from the trappings of simply emulating the past, that he finds his true voice and reveals a depth of talent and a glimpse at greater things yet to come from this talented Brooklynite.
mp3 : Alan Wilkis - I Wanna Know
mp3 : Alan Wilkis - Astronaut (Would You Be One)
Both of these tracks are good, but I must say that Astronaut is my favorite track on the album by far.
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Really loving the astronaut song.