In the 1960s, Elektra Records featured Pat Kilroy among its most obscure singer/songwriters, who put out solely the 1966 album Light of Day. This peculiar release rests on a folk-blues foundation typical of artists on the cusp of folk-rock transitions, yet it omits the electric elements and production that could have positioned it as a pioneering work in that genre. Comparisons arise between Kilroy's voice and compositions and the more eccentric folk-rock-jazz-psychedelic efforts Tim Buckley created in the later 1960s, though these fall short in terms of vocal intensity and compositional strength found in Buckley's work. Among those providing accompaniment were the talented Stefan Grossman, Eric Kaz, and Marc Silber, while instruments such as conga, tabla, flute, and glockenspiel impart an international jazz dimension. An effort to evoke mystical qualities appears in the songwriting, but the material falls short of the substance needed to fulfill such goals. Beyond this lone LP, which has grown quite scarce over time, Kilroy produced no further recordings.
