Album: “On the Outside”

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Starsailor: Ben Byrne, James Stelfox, Barry Westhead, James Walsh. <p>Recording information: Conway Studios, Los Angeles, California. <p>Bouncing back from the adventurous, but somewhat uneven, SILENCE IS EASY, which involved chaotic recordings sessions with mercurial producer Phil Spector (shortly before his arrest on suspicion of murder), Starsailor opted for a more muscular, straight-ahead sound for ON THE OUTSIDE. While the amped-up, guitar-heavy approach renews previous comparisons to Coldplay, the Lancashire, England-based group, fronted by emotive frontman James Walsh, still maintains its own voice on strong tracks such as the soaring "In the Crossfire" and the thoughtful, Hammond-laden "This Time."