21 July 2026
📸: @bob_gruen
Artist: LENNY KAYE
Who: Best known as the longtime guitarist for
more than 50 years, of Patti Smith‘s band.
Album: GOIN’ LOCAL
At 79, and after a zillion years in the music
business, Kaye released his solo debut LP.
Kaye: “I feel like I’m a new artist. I think this album will surprise
those who think they know me from what I’ve done previously.”
📸: @bob_gruen
Mojo: “His unguarded tenderness can be disarmingly guileless,
an unexpected and welcome evolution from the godfather of
garage rock.”
TUTV: Well, you’re obviously never too old to put out your debut LP. Of course,
after half a decade playing in Patti Smith’s band, Kaye knows what is needed to
deliver appealing goods.
You would expect Kaye to come up with a bunch of full-on rockers, instead, except
for the wired-up title track and Solstice, he chooses mellow Americana romanticism,
and his warm voice fits the sweet-toned mood like a glove. Touchy-feely musings and dreamy ballads sign for a tenderhearted record.
Get in your laid-back rockin’ chair and let
yourself be entertained by Goin’ Local.
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