White Lies for Dark Times – Ben Harper’s and Relentless 7

By Brian Harris (Brookdale Student)
White Lies for Dark Times is the debut album for Ben Harper’s latest project, Ben Harper and Relentless 7. The sound is heavier than most Ben Harper albums but it doesn’t take away for his musicianship as this album should be the album that is put on at all parties this summer. It’s a very good blues-rock album that melds together the signature blues lyrics about love and all of its many different feelings that it could make a person have with a more modern rock sound.

What stands out most about White Lies for Dark Times is the sound. Harper and his band mates have created a sound that stands out among the other bands of today. They have created a sound that comes across as part-James Brown, part-Stax and part-BB King. Even though the lyrics aren’t the most cheerful lyrics ever written, the musicianship of the entire band and Harper’s great skill for writing music has manifested into a great debut album from the band and hopefully a follow-up sooner than later.****