Woodward Avenue Records
[Release date 27.06.25 (digital); 15.08.25 (CD), 19.09.25 (vinyl)]

There’s a fair amount of “competition” at the top of the female rock guitarist/vocalist ladder and there’s no room for complacency. Orianthi will probably be forever known as the go-to guitar player for Michael Jackson’s final UK shows, an abortive outing in more ways than one with Richie Sambora and a so-far fairly average solo output. Pete Whalley wrote back in 2013: “I’m sorry to have to say it, but it’s all a bit ‘American Idol’.”

‘Some Kind Of Feeling’ will certainly put her back where she should be, and is pleasing for the consistency of material.

Is there an Orianthi “sound”? Sometimes you wonder whether the songs are merely constructed to provide a springboard for her guitar playing. Like her other contemporaries, notably Joanne Shaw Taylor, she has realised that it makes sense to keep things radio-friendly and highly accessible. It should also come as no surprise that the main producer on the album is Kevin Shirley.

‘Attention’ is a case in point, a Nashville sheen making this ear-candy for the masses. Yes, we’ve heard it many times before but it’s difficult to knock it. And with songs like the title track Orianthi can easily rub shoulders with prime-time Sheryl Crow. Ditto ‘What I’ve Been Looking For’. ZZ Top’s ‘Sharp Dressed Man’ and ‘Dark Days Are Gone’ are two fairly predictable stompers.

A collaboration with Joe Bonamassa – ‘First Time Blues’ – unleashes incendiary guitar whilst there’s a contemporary vibe to songs like the soulful ‘Ghost’ and ‘Call You Mine’.

And that’s it really. There’s nothing on this album that remotely challenges or confuses. Just solid musicianship and songs. But it’s her best solo album yet. ****

Review by David Randall

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