It’s a testament to expanding musical attitudes that TALK — an extravagant rock singer with a flair for drama and the gravitas of Meat Loaf and Queen — has been so successful on Canadian pop radio as of late. While many of his tracks do have a stadium-ready singalong aspect to them, TALK’s debut album shows that his belted cannon of a vocal and gritty tone often accompanying roaring guitar solos are for real.
By Stephan Boissonneault
With There Is Nothing In The Dark That Isn’t There In The Light, the veteran vocalist leans into intimate, searching folk.