Today we have;
It might seem strange, I guess, to have such a new release as an influential album but this one struck me from it’s first listen to the hundredth and I still can’t get enough of it.
I had heard a lot of Jeffrey’s earlier work via the random mixes Spotify feeds me following listening to another album and have always enjoyed his songs. It popped up on both Peter Mulvey’s and Jeffrey Foucault’s pages that I follow that this new album is something special. I love these guys works, especially Stripping Cane by Jeffrey Foucault which may be on this list later on, so I figured it’s got to be worth the listen and it always a wonderful surprise!
From the haunting, gruff vocal tones, to the simple, stripped back, yet beautifully captured guitar backing (our kind of thing - try and record how it would be when you’re on you own on stage, with little clutter to the mix). The honest and somewhat melancholic content, this album will be on my forever listening list.
It’s hard to pick as every song is incredible, hence it being on my list, but here’s a few stand out parts;
Lost Dog, the opening track, is a beautiful intro to the album with a melody that sticks in my head on a daily.
Red Station Wagon is an intricate and deeply honest apology written into a genius arrangement.
I Didn’t Know is a touching story about the effects of divorce on a child.
Sculptor has an incredible and gentle fingerstyle guitar sat under the melody that I love (trying) to play when I’m sat with my own guitar.
Walking is a beautiful lullaby with a depth of content the perfectly wraps up the album
For myself as a player there is a lot for me to learn from here - the less is more feel while still being interesting and a challenge to play in a guitar part. The brutal honestly in lyrical content that might leave you vulnerable but what is life without depth? The craft of the overall arrangement to carry the journey of the story being told.
Thank you, Jeffrey, for this work. Please keep it up!
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