Young Gun Silver Fox - Pleasure (2025)

I'll let the band's press release handle the heavy lifting on this one:

Young Gun Silver Fox’s fifth album, Pleasure, sees the West Coast Yacht Rock duo of British singer songwriter Andy Platts and American multi-instrumentalist Shawn Lee continuing to mine their love for the breezy, sunny, roof-down strains of ‘70s California pop-rock-soul, channeling the likes of the Doobie Brothers, Steely Dan, Earth, Wind & Fire, Pablo Cruise, Ned Doheny and others.

I've been a fan of the band since the get-go and they never disappoint. Analog-ish production, songwriting, and performances are all spot on. While the above description suggests this is strictly a neo-yacht band, the music here relies not only on those influences but also others heard back in the late '70s/early 80s. For example, track 8 on this album, The Greatest Loser, sounds like classic-era Little River Band and they name drop the likes of Stevie Wonder and Sly Stone on the lead track.

Simply put, this album feels like summer. And, like summer, it doesn't last nearly as long as I'd like.

Peak on the US Billboard Top 200 chart: Did not chart

Tracks: Only 38 minutes in length, so play 'em all from top-to-bottom. I'd like to hear more of this kind of stuff, so please support the artists over on bandcamp: younggunsilverfox.bandcamp.com

Personal Memory Associated with this CD: None, but the album will be getting its share of spins poolside over the next couple of months.

When they sent my CD, they included a guitar pick. Interesting merch idea and I'm digging the logo design.

Previously revisited for the blog:
Ticket To Shangri-La (2022)
Canyons (2020)
AM Waves (2018)