Surveillance by Chris Lund

Surveillance is the third solo record from Chris Lund and comes hot on the heels of Chris' hard-rocking, 2022 record, Indian Summer. There’s a sweet spot in the Beatles career when the guitars get a little edgier but retain their distinctive poppy demeanor, the Revolver era. Chris Lund inhabits this world and then some on his new long-player Surveillance and he’s coming at it from the Lennon side of the street, most of the time. The other main comparator act for his stuff is Cheap Trick, obviously. “You’ve Got a Lot of Nerve” fills the gap between these two bands perfectly, full of droning psychedelic hooks with just a touch of rock abandon here and there. Then “Crazy Driver” is so spot-on Robin Zander with Rick Neilson-worthy guitar riffs. “Got Me Running” hits the Cheap Trick marks pretty hard too. Both “Blow Up the Night” and “God Loves All His Children” vibe solo Lennon for me but “Swallowed” leans in a more McCartney direction. Mixing things up, Lund offers up a blistering political takedown of someone we all know on “No Ethics, No Future.” “Come On Home” shifts between nice jangle, Byrdsian vocals, and straight up seventies melodic rock. Then “Touch or Go” goes in a completely different direction with its distinctive new wave bite. Altogether Surveillance is another rocking melodic tour de force from Chris Lund. -Dennis Pilon/Pop Rock Record

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