Ewan Currie is a name you should know, as alongside a solo career he is also the frontman of The Sheepdogs (and BROS, but not that Bros, rather the duo band with his brother Shamus). ‘Crazy Streets‘ is taken from Ewan Currie’s second solo album ‘Strange Vacation‘ which was released at the end of May. The song is, for Currie, a description of the need to escape, as he says: “‘Crazy Streets’ came from that feeling of being imposed upon by the city I was living in. Life just felt chaotic. You come home expecting to relax and find some solitude, but for me, that wasn’t achievable. It’s sort of a shout-out to big city living. Musically, it was inspired by Gerry Rafferty, a songwriting genius who, despite his brilliance, carried a lot of weight. I think he went through a lot on his own. There’s something about that tension that really resonated with me. These streets are getting crazy here…you’ve got to thread the needle.”
Whilst it has something of the sound of The Sheepdogs – being the lead singer can do that – there’s a more Seventies feel to it embracing a broad sonic palette that spans classic soul, Beatlesque pop, and ‘70s AM Radio.
