Easy As Pie (WNMC, Traverse City Review)

“Easy as Pie is a well-known cliche, but as the culinary challenged know well, pie isn’t always so easy. But, man, it’s good when it turns out. Easy as Pie turns out, rest assured. As usual Dave’s songwriting is spot on and he works hard putting each song in a appropriate and distinctive setting. This time out, though, there’s a special treat: a collaborator, Kristi Davis, whose voice blends with Dave’s almost uncannily. Check out “Arms Around You, Too” for a great example of the vocal work. Try the small band swing instrumentation of “Daily Grind” or the dobro on the title track for great examples of effective music settings. At seven songs, the disc leaves the listener hungering for more. But that’d be fattening.”

— WNMC, Traverse City