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When this self-titled album by Gregory McLoughlin begins, you can feel the tone set by the opening song, which happens to be called "You Set the Tone".   With elements of pop rock, this reminds me of artists like John Fogerty and just that classic type of sound we don't hear enough any more in rock music- it seems to be a thing of the past.   Going into the second song, "When I Was Sand", there is more of a blues/gospel sound to this one as the keys come in, but this also can take us into a faster and more upbeat vibe.  I'm thinking at this point of artists such as Nathan Leigh and The Hold Steady. "Photograph" is a bit slower with this strong bass line that can make me feel like it's almost a reggae song, with these backup vocals that add the soul.   As we go into "Superficial Lines" I am thinking of the Barenaked Ladies but also there is this focus on the lyrics where lines- especially the title- are just repeated to where the...