The offspring of jazz-trumpet great Don Cherry and half-brother of both Neneh Cherry and Swedish pop diva Titiyo (who duets with her brother on Worried Eyes ), Eagle-Eye proves that we are not who we re related to. He was born in Stockholm to Cherry and Swedish mixed-media artist Moki, and one might suppose a member of this clan to be as innovative as the rest of his brood, especially given such an idiosyncratic moniker. But it turns out that that s the only eccentric thing about this musician. Cherry offers up a low-key, melodic diary of tales of his misspent youth in New York. And despite the music s soft-focus part-Cat Stevens, part-Ben Harper leanings, occasionally you realize that Eagle-Eye must have pasted posters of Ozzy Osbourne and Jimi Hendrix on his bedroom wall. Indecision (supposedly a rejoinder to Stockholm neo-Nazi White Noise bands like Swastika) rides on a searing Richie Blackmore lick. Save Tonight is a bittersweet reworking of Peter, Paul and Mary s Leaving on a Jet Plane theme. The title song updates his late father s Desireless, which is revitalized via sparse piano, a haunting trumpet, and Cherry s hypnotic, repetitive vocals. Here it s clear that, even though he is dabbling in the shoals of alt-folk-rock, Eagle-Eye can claim a limb on the family tree anytime he wants. --Jaan Uhelszki

Tracklist:

01. Save Tonight (4:00)
02. Indecision (5:16)
03. Comatose (In The Arms Of Slumber) (4:37)
04. Worried Eyes (4:31)
05. Rainbow Wings (4:04)
06. Falling In Love Again (3:31)
07. Conversation (4:44)
08. When Mermaids Cry (4:23)
09. Shooting Up In Vain (5:34)
10. Permanent Tears (4:44)
11. Death Defied By Will (4:24)
12. Desireless (6:15)