Jerardi demonstrates his command of a range of styles on this album. The tender opener [Do Right By Him] blossoms into the propulsive blues shuffle Whole Again; that features Jerardi’s crunchy guitars along with punchy horns and swaying background vocals; the final bars of the song take us in an unexpected direction before ending with an instrumental should shout. He funds it up on Don’t Take It Personally…
Jerardi’s crisp lead guitar work sparkles with a purity of phrasing that gives each song its soulful center. Every tune takes shape around his just-right notes and his moving vocals. Occupied delivers a tasty soul of stew that satisfies. - Henry L. Carrigan Jr.
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