Dave Doobinin

Dave Doobinin's sophomore full album One Station Away starts out with a tense, fast paced track called "Hurricane Trees". Just listening to it makes me a little nervous and it concludes leaving you the same place you started. If there were to be a single, then the next song, "100 Watts", would definitely be it. This song is a little slower paced than the first one, but has a nice reemerging hook. The next song carries the same pace, then the album slows as it comes to "Father's Day". At a short 1:20, you can feel the lyrics such as "..Pretty makeup falling down mother's face.." and "We plant flowers, your body will help them grow. Watch them tower over your tombstone.." affect your heart. After the next song, the CD picks up speed again with "Never Enough", which sounds pretty similar to Weezer's green album. But keep in mind that in general, Dave Doobinin should never be compared to new Weezer with the small exception of his voice sounding a bit like Rivers'. His title track comes next. It starts out slow and then moves toward a cacophony of noises compiled into a decent feel good song with some soul influence. Two tracks later at 4:52, "Man vs. Machine" has the most presence (and length) of any of the songs on One Station Later. It is mechanical in both sound and structure. Towards minute three of the song, there is a very small hint of Ben Lee's voice in "Grammercy Park Hotel". One Station Later concludes with "Wonder" where a female backup singer helps create a soft and melodic conclusion.

The CD is a short 10 Tracks, but better shorter with substance than longer and without. It has a good mix of electic and acoustic instruments throughout the CD. Clearly Dave Doobinin avoided the typical sophomore slump.