Album Of The Week

"In the shadow of a pandemic, social upheaval and political unrest, former Loose Lips member Richie Mayer retreated into his home studio to write what would unknowingly become this, his 1st solo album, 'The Inn Of Temporary Happiness'."

- Kenneth Bremer / Blue Desert -

"Richie Mayer is clearly fond of classical pop music. His light melodies are almost irresistible and sound unconditionally good to the ear. They are not really 'earwigs', but everything sounds amicable and confident. In February of 2020 the scourge of the Covid virus descended upon the world and Mayer retreated into his home studio to write what would unknowingly become this, his 1st solo album, 'The Inn of Temporary Happiness', 17 songs of love, loss, surf, sex, and surrender. Reverberating with power pop and Beatlesque melodies that are his forte, Mayer sings all lead, as well as background vocals, and plays all the instruments including acoustic and electric guitars, bass, mandolin, keyboards, drum pads, percussion and Navajo flute."

- Philip Verhaege / Keys & Chords -

"For the creation of his very 1st solo album, 'The Inn Of Temporary Happiness', American singer songwriter and multi instrumentalist Richie Mayer from San Francisco used the Covid-19 quarantaine period to work on 10 powerpop tracks that were musically influenced by, among others, Beatles, Beach Boys and Electric Light Orchestra. Most of these tracks are very melodic and radio friendly and deserve therefore to be played frequently there."

- Valére Sampermans / Rootstime -

"Out of San Francisco, CA., comes singer songwriter Richie Mayer, a person with a rich career behind him. He was active in the 80's, and later on in the 90's, where he worked with several musicians and groups, during these years. The listeners, especially in the US, knows about his activities in the US pop world and pop scene, but this actual solo album is something new for him and his career."

- Branimir Lokner / Time Machine Music -