Album release dates are usually arbitrary, utilitarian business decisions, devoid of any tangible meaning. But once in a great while, an artist releases an album on or near a date that dovetails perfectly with the album’s theme. Such is the case with Keegan McInroe’s eighth solo album Neon John, which was released on Friday, February 13th. Juxtapose that superstitiously unlucky date with the next day, which just happens to be Valentine’s Day, and you have the dominant theme of the album-love sought, love found (or not), love lost, wrapped in a musical salve that feels light-heartedly melancholy yet somehow comforting.
The album opens with the line “Looking for love in all the wrong windows” sung in the familiar melody of Johnny Lee’s ‘Looking for Love’…

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