Ross Keniston

One could argue being brought up by divorced parents who simultaneously filled the brain of a young Ross Keniston with musical soundtracks and The Rat Pack (on his Mum&#39;s side) with a dose of The Eagles, Beach Boys, John Denver and a whole lot of country (on his Dad&#39;s side), having all these music genres colliding with Ross&#39; own personal taste of early-2000&#39;s metal, Damien Rice, Tom McRae, Tracy Chapman and a smattering of Rick Rubin produced, Max Martin written pop classics...it&#39;s certain to create an artist that considers themselves &#39;genreless&#39;. <a href="spotify:artist:4o58Du1A0uPuL7HotFWdK4" data-name="Ross Keniston">Ross Keniston</a>&#39;s debut album &#39;Walking Home From Nowhere&#39; opens with Britpop inspired <a href="spotify:album:6RmG4A7StiCbTmCUuRpoEh" data-name="Hunky Dory">Hunky Dory</a> and <a href="spotify:track:6NZSrvcOkiAd7mtth9nxDg" data-name="Jess the Time Bomb">Jess the Time Bomb</a>, leading into the country and western twang of <a href="spotify:track:5OIV09og4bnNSx1pzajO78" data-name="My Love Song to You">My Love Song to You</a>, which leads into a synthwave instrumental that opens the glorious rock opera of <a href="spotify:track:04rGCqLwpHxVw0ZewJ0n1v" data-name="Giants">Giants</a>. The following three songs are pure acoustic numbers including <a href="spotify:track:6xivygWSOpepuU4ToICfd6" data-name="Sinners in Our Way">Sinners in Our Way</a>, a song Ross performed on a PS4 controller which leads into the hip hop / r&#39;n&#39;b vibes of Submission before the Thirty Seconds to Mars inspired, the epic <a href="spotify:track:59Z51knu9HXKwCE8gFTMRl" data-name="Red">Red</a> arrived to shut down stadiums with its soaring choruses. Ross&#39; first effort is a culmination of ideas and genre highlights that he makes work with his unique take, featuring moving, stirring lyrics.