Blueburst – ‘Significance’ [Album Review]

Significance, the debut album from Blueburst, is a bit of an anomaly in a couple of ways. First, in a world of slick, overproduced music, Blueburst eschews digital manipulation and embraces retro, old-wave influences. Blueburst explains, “Most of my friends, and a lot of younger people as well, are still listening to the albums we grew up with because there’s a rawness and honesty in that music. That authenticity is what we’ve aspired to capture here.” Second, Blueburst is the musical project of Craig Douglas Miller, who is 50 years old and, as he says, “wasted 20+ years doubting myself and not finishing any music.” Back in the day, the ’90s, Miller was part of a band, The Reach, that kind of almost made it big – major labels were sniffing around. It didn’t pan out, and Miller put himself ...

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