David Usher - Morning Orbit

The lead singer of Moist, David Usher's second solo album (after 1998's Little Songs) in many ways could have simply been released as another Moist album. Not only is the overall sound remarkably similar to their melancholic 1999 release, Mercedes Five and Dime, but Usher has invited all of his bandmates to contribute to the majority of the songs. Four-fifths of the band play on the album's first single, "Alone in the Universe." Regardless of whether one considers Morning Orbit to be a solo or group effort, the fact remains that either way, this is a fine, well-crafted album. Read More