Unlike most of the blogs and music critics out there we liked the Luke Temple solo stuff more than his music with Here We Go Magic – proof is the fact that his debut CD "Snowbeat" was honored with our CD of the month back in 2007. Hence, we are thrilled to hear he’s back with a new solo effort entitled "Don’t Act Like You Don’t Care" under Western Vinyl. Evidently learning from the Here We Go Magic experience that refined production doesn’t necessarily help sell more records, Temple recorded this album in a few hours live with friends on a 4 track recorded. Of course, this new material sounds less produced, more raw, but not necessarily less sophisticated – even though some tunes are as folk as folk gets. As usual, Mr. Temple lends his melancholic and detached alto to beautiful melodies, but the songs here are more upbeat and luminous. All electronic ornaments present in the debut have disappeared, replaced by maracas, shakers and other ornamental percussions, leaving the acoustic guitars and drums in the spotlight.
