SHINE, by The Skies Of America

SHINE

by The Skies Of America

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1.	Move! 03:44	info	buy track
2.	Fascination 04:09	info	buy track
3.	She's The Kind Of Girl 04:06	info	buy track
4.	Shine 04:14	info	buy track
5.	Stay 03:42	info	buy track
6.	You Belong 04:43	info	buy track
7.	The Darkest Night 04:36	info	buy track
8.	Come And Get It 02:28	info	buy track
9.	Fly 04:55	info	buy track
10.	Save The Day 04:07	info	buy track
11.	Get Up, Get On 03:58	info	buy track
12.	Here We Are 06:06	info	buy track

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THE SKIES OF AMERICA
ALLMUSIC review, 2006

One gets the feeling that the Skies of America wouldn't mind at all seeing a list of influences alongside their own name. After all, what self-respecting alt-pop band would balk at being tossed into the same bin as Cheap Trick, Crowded House, T. Rex, Squeeze, Small Faces, Mick Ronson, Badfinger (whose "Come and Get It" they cover faithfully and commendably), Rockpile, the Raspberries, Oasis, a little bit of Who and, really, peak-era Peter Frampton, whose voice Skies' founding singer/guitarist/bassist/pianist Robert Bonfiglio (formerly of '90s rockers Wanderlust) occasionally resembles.
The appropriately titled Shine percolates with chunky guitar chords and piercing leads, Mike Fisher's swirling keys (from B-3 to Moog) and stately cello, layered vocals and lockstep classic rock rhythms. But more than anything it delivers tightly structured, deliciously hooky, ultra-melodic pop songs that sound at once cozily familiar and refreshingly fresh. Formerly called Better Days, the Skies of America are proudly positive at a time when the mope is king, but not in a goopy sort of way: Dig a little beneath the surface and you're likely to find things aren't always so shiny. If classic rock radio wasn't all but dead, the only difficulties DJs would have would be deciding which of these effusively powerhouse mini-anthems not to play.

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released October 21, 2006

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Rob Bonfiglio Los Angeles, California

Rob Bonfiglio - L.A. based indie pop/rock singer/songwriter with a soulful bent reflecting his Philly roots.

Solo albums include TROUBLE AGAIN and it’s acoustic companion ACOUSTIC TROUBLE (2018), FREEWAY (2014), MEA CULPA (2013), BRING ON THE HAPPY (2009), SHINE (as 'The Skies Of America') (2006) and the latest single HANDS TOGETHER (2020).

Guitarist/vocalist with the Brian Wilson band. ... more

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Hands Together

Apr 2020
ACOUSTIC TROUBLE

May 2018
TROUBLE AGAIN

May 2018
FREEWAY

Aug 2014
MEA CULPA

Dec 2012
BRING ON THE HAPPY

Jan 2009
SHINE

Oct 2006

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