For those not in the know, Shadows In A Jar is the sixth studio album, and next installment of the Life On Mars series from Earl Kayoss and an array of talent including Fernando Perdomo.

Furthermore, Kayoss and Perdomo have been working for 8 years to deliver this remarkable project.

Earl Kayoss, a prolific songwriter, wrote all of the songs on the album. Joining Kayoss and Fernando Perdomo on the album are Billy Sherwood (Yes) and Denny Seiwell (McCartney and Wings). Each one of them are very well known in their own right and have extensive credits.

1. Ego
2. The Key
3. Stray Dog
4. After All
5. Technology
6. Rabbits
7. And Besides…
8. She’s Already Gone
9. Rock People
10. Nancy’s Finger
11. Only One
12. Hurricane Jane
13. Shadows In A Jar

This stridently assertive, old school rocker of an album, opens on the boisterous Ego and the adamant guitar work within The Key and then brings us the melodic AOR-prog of Stray Dog, the acoustically-imbibed After All, and then we get the lushly-orchestrated Technology and the Americana-rock of Rabbits.

Along next is actually one of my own personal favorites from this new recording, the airy resonance within And Besides ... and that is in turn backed seamlessly by the mid-tempo pop-rock of She’s Already Gone, the searing bar scene noise of Rock People, the guitar-steered Nancy’s Finger, the album rounding out on the low slung Only One, coming to a close on the heartfelt rock of Hurricane Jane and the creeping pysch-prog of the titular Shadows In A Jar.

Mastered by Grammy award winning engineer Zach Ziskin, who has numerous credits and awards, the CD includes a booklet featuring all of the lyrics, art and musicians’ credits.

Life On Mars - After All [w/special guest Billy Sherwood] [Official Video]

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