favorite of mine: singer-songwriter
Jim Croce and his guitarist Maury
Muehleisen.
“Beating My Ghost” is the musi-
cal version of one of those mo-
ments in life when you wish you
for a do-over, a fresh start, which
perhaps inspired the EP’s title. In
both versions, a great high har-
mony is offered by Justin, who
takes lead vocal duties on the
EP’s first single, “Back of the Line.”
That tasty track was made into a
hysterical video that features the
band’s mammoth-sized manager,
K.L. Martin of 3143 Artist Man-
agement, as a bouncer who won’t
let Dave into his gig. Since he’s
no David to K.L.’s Goliath, he has
to trick his way in, just in time to
play his guitar solo. Lensed by fre-
quent Mooney videographer Ja-
cob Paul, the well-paced antics of
the clip are so much fun, making
for the best vid yet by a Jersey
band this year.
The Mamas & the Papas-meet-
The Loving Spoonful-like folk-pop
of “Someone Holds Your Heart”
is a treat, especially Dave’s clever
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