AUDIO DAY DREAM - BLAKE LEWIS
One can’t help but proceed with caution when an album is named after Attention Deficit Disorder, especially when the artist caught his break by beatboxing on a reality TV show where he used to sing the praises of 311. But skeptics can relax: “American Idol” season six runner-up Blake Lewis’ debut is indeed a little all over the map, but, surprisingly, it works. Unlike other run-of-the-mill debuts from former “Idol” contests, the album is packed with electro-funk jams, hip-hop beats and soaring ballads that explode with Lewis’ personality. Taking cues from Justin Timberlake (”Break Anotha”), Erasure (”End of the World”), Prince (”She’s Makin’ Me Lose It”) and the Police (”1,000 Miles”), Lewis gives fans plenty to get excited about here, even those with short attention spans.
