He has done it again.
The frontman and leader of THE METEORS has released another solo album. This is already his 10th!!
In 1992, he released his first solo album, intended as a record that unites songs that wouldn't fit optimally with THE METEORS, as they are not what the Kings of Psychobilly, THE METEORS, are all about. From one record came two, three, four, five...
P. Paul Fenech is a musician and songwriter with body and... well, does this person have a soul? No one really knows for sure, but if he does, it is a very dark one. A soul that many people might not be able to imagine.
The songs on “The F-Files“ are characteristically dark, macabre, bloody, frightening, eerie, full of horror...
Better not ask how the lyrics of “What’s in the basket“ go. Some listeners are said to have had nightmares for days. The song would be perfect for an unmade B-slasher horror movie... something really special.
Some songs on this album could also fit well with THE METEORS, but overall the songs are musically very diverse again. Blues, Country, of course Rock’n’Roll, Singer/Songwriter, and here and there a bit of Punk can also be heard. All of this is led by P. Paul Fenech and his very own and very special guitar playing. Fenech's voice also moves between charming rasp and frightening storyteller on this album.
A while ago, I wrote about an album by P. Paul Fenech that the songs have their greatest effect at night. That is still true, but even when it’s bright, they create a unique aura... a mood of impending doom and at the same time a cozy security. The music envelops you, it creates images before the mind's eye. It takes you on a journey...
When you look at the many releases, you can only describe it as P. Paul Fenech being a driven man. A driven musician who reports from his very own world with his albums. For some, this world is beautiful, for some fascinating, for many also off-putting or repulsive. One thing is always true about the world and the songs of P. Paul Fenech: they are full of dedication.
