When I first heard David Vandervelde’s music, on the 2006 album The Moonstation House Band, it energized me. Bold, guitar-driven, and with more than a little swagger, it seemed to be a revitalization of classic rock sounds, sometimes taken to a harrowing place. Vandervelde’s third album, Shadow Sides, is an entirely different entity. While the same knowledge of rock and pop traditions are present, Vandervelde’s focus here is more restrained, his vocals often heading into a higher register, his lyrics venturing into surreal […]