Released on Strong Island Records, ‘The Blonde in Every Film’ is the product of a tasteful eye for detail and poetry.

Shimmering into view, Brighton songwriter Woody Green is back with new single ‘The Blonde in Every Film.’ With a rolling rock fabric, the song exudes a kind of warm timelessness, a winding cello contribution from Nina Winder-Lind guiding it like the thread of a memory. As Green sing-speaks the title, he is evocative not only of the gentle petulance of the Velvet Underground’s earlier efforts but also of the confident mystique of highlights of Reed and Cale’s 1990 ‘Songs for Drella.’

Though its roots suggest a more classical pop approach, Green does not settle for pastiche. The song’s middle section suggests the uncertainty of perception as it trails loosely into a stranger space, vocals growing lighter with a capriciousness more akin to the Hazelwood/Sinatra duets. This is before the sharp guitar cuts us back to the focus of the song, the charmingly addressed muse with the unforgettable charm of “the blonde in every film.”

Released on Strong Island records as the follow-up to the outstanding ‘The Greatest Collection of Local Antiques,’ it further elucidates Green’s knack for evolving a form of rock music that plays to his rules. There is a confidence that permits its poetry, the looseness of the performances and the pursuit of his train of thought.