Peter Cincotti - Metropolis [CD]

The multi-talented vocalist, pianist and composer Peter Cincotti returns with 12 highly commercial self-penned songs featuring hard-driving beats, funky rhythms and Cincotti's highly-attuned pop-centric sensibilities. Cincotti's fourth album might be perceived as a sharp depature from the jazz-focused, boy-crooner sound that established his career a decade ago. But Cincotti has been living something of a musical double life, as his last record of all original pop songs, 'East of Angel Town' released by Warners in 2007, went gold in Europe, reaching #1 on pop radio charts. Cincotti sees his latest release as marking his continuance along a musical path that he started mapping as early as age three. Cincotti was just 18 when, in 2003, his debut album for Concord catapulted him to international fame, garnering him comparisons to the vocal and playing style of Harry Connick Jr. His second album, On The Moon, marked the beginnings of Cincotti's expansion beyond the jazz genre. With its catchy melodies and powerful lyrics that examine the joys and ills of the contemporary urban experience from multiple perspectives, Metropolis is another step forward in Cincotti's stellar career.