Have we got a treat for you. Parralox has released Holiday '23 and this year it is an EP instead of a full album. There definitely is a standout track here, and you might not guess it just looking at the track listing.
If you aren't familiar with their Holiday Series, Parralox releases an album/EP each year and mostly it is cover versions, but not always. Check out our reviews for Holiday '15, Holiday '16, Holiday '17, Holiday '18, Holiday '19, Holiday '20, and Holiday '22. We didn't do reviews of Holiday '14 or Holiday '21.
"Never Let Me Down Again" is a cover of the Depeche Mode song from 1987. This is a pretty faithful cover of the original. John is on vocals, and he sounds great.
"Walk The Night" has taken this cult classic originally recorded by Skatt Brothers and turned it into a synth pop power track. The original version was used in the movie M3GAN during the robotic doll's dance scene. It has since become a trend online with fans doing their own dances. This sounds like early Kraftwork or Human League with a modern twist. John commands this track. The music video uses footage of a dance troupe doing an extended dance routine. Check it out on our 2024 Poptastic Confessions YouTube Playlist ...
"Kickstart My Heart (Instrumental)" is just that. It is a cover of the Mötley Crüe song turned into a synth pop delight.
"My Life" is indeed a cover of the Billy Joel classic. We weren't expecting this one. How can this sound more 80s than the original? Amazing. Have a listen ...
"Never Let Me Down Again" was written by Martin Gore.
"Walk The Night" was written by David Andes and Richie Fontana.
"Kickstart My Heart (Instrumental)" was written by Nikki Sixx.
"My Life" was written by Billy Joel.
All songs were produced by John von Ahlen.
Holiday '23 is available on digital outlets everywhere. Buy your copy today. We've added all of the tracks to our 2024 Poptastic Confessions Playlist on Spotify ...
Crying on the dancefloor,
—Davearama
—Davearama
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See our Top Songs of past years here ... Parralox had the #1 Song of 2017. They were in the Top 21 in many other years, too!
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