By: Jesse Striewski
Ever since I first laid my then-young eyes back in the day on the likes of Lita Ford, Susana Hoffs, and Joan Jett (among many others), I’ve always had a weakness for attractive female rockers (my wife will attest to this). But when that female rocker holding the guitar is more than just eye candy and actually knows how to rock at the same time, it makes it all the better.
Such is the case with Australia’s Cassidy Paris, a young singer and guitarist filled with as much talent and grace as she has looks. On her debut album, New Sensation, she sings her heart out with enough power to hang with the rest of ’em.
That’s abundantly clear as soon as “Danger” and “Rock ‘n’ Roll Hearts” kick off the eleven-song album. Some tracks do teeter on the brink of more LeAnn Rimes-esque (“Here I Am” comes to mind), but overall, it’s a fairly solid – albeit not perfect – effort, with “Midnight Desire” ending things as the perfect night cap with an almost familiar ’80s influenced sound to it.
Paris no doubt plays it safe on her first full-length release, but it’s a fairly harmless affair in the grand scheme of things.
Rating: 3/5 Stars
