For those who may only be aware of the singing, songwriting and guitar playing prowess of Kimberley Rew through his seminal work with the Soft Boys and/or Katrina and the Waves—he wrote a little thing called “Walking on Sunshine”—this 21-song compilation should prove to be something of a sonic revelation.
Sunshine Walkers is not only jam-packed with tuneful tidbits spanning Rew’s intermittent solo career, but it also includes some first-rate contributions from his musical partner in crime for over 20 years (and his wife), Lee Cave-Berry. Berry’s lead vocals on the couple’s appropriately garagey cover of the Troggs’ “I Want You” are aces, and her compositions “It Makes Me Happy” and (especially) “Backing Singer Blues” are two of the highlights of this collection…
You can read the full review, and lots of others too, on the Goldmine Magazine website.