Something For Sunday Dept. - Alessi

Shamefully, weirdly, absurdly ignored by Allmusic, the Alessi brothers epitomise 'seventies L.A. pop. If you have issues (as we now have to call problems) with this, their first album from '77 is unlikely to win you over. If you're not horrified by the thought of a bunch of frankly lovely songs beautifully played and sung, click with confidence.

Listen: they wrote all the songs. Guileless, romantic, charming tunes, utterly untouched by irony or cynicism, with some truly memorable hooks. The brothers play keys and guitar well enough to share the studio with jazz guys earning a session buck - Hal Blaine, Jeff Porcaro, John Guerin, Tom Scott, Emil Richards, Victor Feldman. Arranged by Mike Melvoin, produced by Bones Howe, so you know this sounds good.

What, as Descartes once said, is there to like not? Well, inevitably given the year, there are hints of synth and maybe the occasional disco accent, but not nearly enough to make it a nuisance listen. Real musicians playing real charts. Oh Lori is the standout cut, a hit in Europe, unknown at home. Light as a feather, fresh as a summer's day, with an irresistible jazz lilt, it'll bring out the shimmy in the crustiest curmudgeon.

Whether your Sunday be spent watching Little League, finishing that watercolor of the lake at sunset, or simply sodomizing a passed-out stripper in a dumpster, the Alessi Brothers will bring a breath of summer to your day of rest!

The brothers have been FoamFeatured© antecedently, though not this album. That search field doohickey is your friend - or why not just stab the Rando Button until they show? Sunday will be over before you know!