While Mac Talley and his band Homeland Serenity cover songs by ‘60s legends like Bob Dylan and contemporary mainstays like Wilco, the songwriter can call on a wealth of original material. Talley’s compositions are generally catchy, well-constructed guitar pop that nods to ‘90s alt rock.
His “Voice of a Generalization” features acoustic strums overlaid with electric guitar lines and lyrics that seem to damn disposable pop princesses with lines like: “You say you are going to shake the pillars of civilization/ Honey, you are nothing more than the voice of a generalization.” Another track, the more downbeat “Built to Last” is more personal in nature and confronts a fading relationship.
Before forming Homeland Serenity, Talley was known around town for his mid ‘90s New Wave-inspired Jupiter Vox and the late ‘90s power pop group Foamscape.
HOMELAND SERENITY plays 8pm Saturday, Sept. 15, at the East Village Coffee Lounge, 498 Washington St., Monterey. Free. 373-5601.
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