Search - Mike Starling :: Boys Can't Be Trusted

Why cant boys be trusted? Do cows really make holes in the ozone? Were the 70s cool or just dumb? And are we the last generation of rock n roll? Wisconsin songwriter Mike Starling ponders dilemmas big and small on his new CD, "Boys Cant Be Trusted." Fed by contagious roots-rock grooves and filled with inventive and wry references to road construction, bad jobs, bad TV, lost cool, lost keys, lost love and other trials, tribulations and absurdites of the modern world, Boys Can't Be Trusted is both food for your head and fuel for your feet. In addition to writing the songs, Mike played guitar, bass and harmonica on the sessions. A hand-picked cast of accomplished Midwest musicians, including drummers Jim Vogt and David Purcell, guitarists Casey Virock and Hans Mayer, keyboardist Jason Knox and trombonist Mark Lakmann, add musical punch to his lyrical twists. Here are 15 original, catchy pop nuggets guaranteed to make you think, dance, laugh and, yes, maybe even TRUST boys who make music like this.