Mel Bryant

The thing I love most about this track is its uncompromising position. Putting out what is essentially classic rock in 2017 is challenging without either feeling too nostalgic or making gimmicky attempts to spice things up. "Cutting Board" has all the right ingredients: powerful femme vocals, plenty of emotion, great melody writing, and a well crafted song. Echoing my earlier sentiment - there's no sense of trying too hard. The sincerity behind the singing and the music carries it in a big way. I don't foresee classic rock making a come-back anytime soon, but if bands are going to focus on it, they should look to someone like Mel Bryant to see how effective getting the basics right can be.