I could probably write a book about why Friends of Cesar Romero is one of my favorite bands. But the main thing is that this one-man musical force of nature is the perfect blend of all the things in music that appeal to me. FOCR is everything I love about pop, punk, power pop, garage rock, indie rock, and rock 'n' roll distilled into one cohesive project dedicated to exploring the depths of doomed romance with lyrics you wish you had written and vocals you can feel in your soul. And since Johnny is so good at writing songs in so many different styles, every new release is like a little mini-surprise. What we're getting on new single "Can't Get You" is absolutely perfect power pop. From the first note, this song had me in a state of bliss. Listen to the way those crunching, punching guitars contrast with those dulcet, bittersweet melodies. Listen to that hooky chorus exploding from your headphones. Listen to those lyrics that take us all back to that one person we could not let go of no matter how much we wished we could have. How amazing is that line "If looks could kill I'd come complete/With a graveyard ghost in a white sheet"? Here we are at number 45 in the Doomed Babe Series, and the well is far from running dry! On the virtual flipside, "Busy Signals" is also in the power pop vein — a little more restrained in tempo but still steeped in the ringing melodies and romantic sentiments of classic guitar pop. What a gem of a single this is — but that's hardly a surprise, is it?
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