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On his way to becoming the Jersey Shore's next songwriting sensation, Allenhurst's own Quincy Mumford will be celebrating the release of his sophomore album, "South Edgemere,'' with a headlining spot Saturday at the Stone Pony in Asbury Park.
Joining Mumford and his band for the celebration will be Shore-connected Latin rock ensemble deSol, as well as Devil's Holiday and Tor Miller. The party will be catered by Mumford's Culinary Cuisine of Tinton Falls and will include an interactive drum circle and appearances by special guests throughout the evening, including Cara Salimando, Stringbean (of Stringbean and the Stalkers) and members of Echo Movement. Videographers will be hand shooting segments of both Mumford's and deSol's sets.
Steve says: With a vocal style that's been compared to Jack Johnson and G. Love, on his latest release Mumford seems to be summoning his more traditional influences, including the folky poetics of Paul Simon, the Jamaican rhythms of Bob Marley and the wispy vocal stylings of Stephen Stills.
Mellow yet infectious, breezy yet bright, Mumford has a gift for composing buoyant, surfside singalongs -- standouts here being "Lifted'' and "Helmet Man'' -- that know exactly when to ebb and when to flow.
Don't let his age fool you, on "Edgemere,'' Mumford's sound is definitively mature: no gimmicks, no bells, no whistles; just earnest pop with a touch of funk -- and a whole lot of sea salt.
Alex says: It would seem that for Quincy Mumford, there's no such thing as a sophomore slump.
Mumford, who was met with local acclaim last year thanks to his self-titled debut album, has one-upped himself with his latest work, the alternately funky and tender "South Edgemere."
It would be easy to say that the teenaged Mumford is talented beyond his years, but that's not telling the whole story. On his debut, as well as on his latest disc, the singer-songwriter is penning the exact kinds of songs that a Monmouth County teenager -- albeit a supremely talented one -- would write: songs about young love, missing the summer and a desire to get out; he seems to be constantly and keenly aware of his exact time and place, and he crafts his work accordingly.
"I feel so lifted, ain't nothing wrong, yeah there's nothing missing. I'm in this moment, always looking for answers -- right now I found them,'' Mumford writes in the exemplary new tune "Lifted,'' and it's hard to argue with the fact that this is the moment for him and his work, dipping temperatures be damned.
