Erin McGrane was one of the most engaging performers in Kansas City as a member of Alacartoona during the previous decade. Equal parts Cyd Charisse and Eartha Kitt, McGrane played the role of a riveting femme fatale.
She's assumed an entirely different persona as half of the “antique pop” duo Victor & Penny. The recent release Electricity is by far and away the duo’s best release.
As I suggested in a review of the 2015 album Live at the Living Room Theatre, the bygone premise of Victor & Penny would be intolerably precious if not for the outstanding musicianship of the ensemble.
Jeff Freling, the other half of the duo, plays guitar like Eddie Van Halen on a Django Reinhardt bender. The supporting Loose Change Orchestra- James Isaac, Rick Willoughby and Kyle Dahlquist- adds complementary spice.
Electricity indicates that Victor & Penny can hold its own with like-minded acts that have achieved international renown including the Hot Sardines and the Hot Club of Cowtown.
(Original image by Plastic Sax.)
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