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It’s an honour to be able to give Rob Landers along with his self composed, performed and recorded piece “Love Too Strong” the acknowledgment and celebration it utterly deserves. Listening to this particular piece once again with the additional knowledge that Rob had performed each instrumental part here (apart from an outstanding lead guitar part added by Kris Ruston) on this barnstorming song with rockabilly elements and a wonderful blend of exemplary instrumental and vocal skills further demonstrates the immense talents Rob has in music. There’s a lot of well-thought-out instrumental unison fills along with excellent “Stops and Chops”, a great vocal range sitting nicely there, and the aforementioned lead guitar on display here-the songwriting in this song alone shows all the hallmarks of an artist who knows what he’s doing, dynamics hitting at the right moments-the high notes in the vocals right there as the instrumental backdrop follows the shape dynamically and melodically giving particular lyrics (sounds like a potential lover coming on too strong…) further weight, along with the length he holds onto certain words vocally-this is a strong display of musicality. Love those times when the music and vocals combine in the fills. Especially towards the ending. Lyrically, a lot of juxtaposition occurs which melodically is reflected in the hesitant urgency of guitars, drums and vocals-from the line “Me, myself and I…” the music gets more urgent as it comes to an astonishing close (with a unison “Lah de lah de lah, dah doo dup. dah doo dup” full stop). A magnificent piece of songwriting and a performance to match. Listening further through Rob’s catalog, it comes as a delicious surprise that “Love Too Strong” is a marvellous rockabilly song, the more you listen through Rob’s music you find this is one side of his musical fingerprint- there’s a whole range of styles covered throughout the music you’ll hear. This is an artist who can create a range of captivating musical experiences and utterly deserves this recognition.
On a personal level (and I hope you don’t mind me saying this, Rob-or the guys from The Sun Watts…), seeing a conversation between Rob Landers and The Sun Watts on a recent Select Boost post (Wednesday, April 22, 2026) was honestly one of the most uplifting and inspiring conversations to see there-this was a meaningful reflection and another reminder that reinforced just how the qualities such as kindness, support and encouragement inherent throughout our music scene are our indie community as it most often IS-that in itself was a very heartwarming moment to witness. A conversation about the love of music, encouraging one another and sharing artists to listen to; that was enlightening, people and artists standing alongside one another-no one lagging behind no one leading-having a conversation about that which unites us all-our combined love of music.
