Pete Randy

Pete Randy is the ex-lead singer/guitarist for Belgium band Dandy Boy which, I guess, reached moderate success in its home country. He’s since started doing the solo thing, and it’s a good direction.

Pete Randy’s songs are super saturated and colorful, but at the same time posses a certain sensitivity threaded throughout. Lazy comparisons might put him up against Frankmusik but there’s a uniqueness. The result is lyrical imagery and a poetry beyond just the lyrics:

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Pete Randy – “Merman”

At the root is pop — and an unexpected gem in an unlikely cover of “Babylon”:

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Pete Randy – “Babylon”