Drifters by Joe Nolan
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Drifters -
Calvin Powers:
Some of the softest, prettiest, acoustic guitar I’ve ever heard, coupled with deep felt coffee house lyrics. Great music when you need something quiet and peaceful to put you in touch with something deep inside.
Lyndon Bolton: :
A very stripped back sound with acres of space for Nolan’s rasping voice to explore his melancholia. His honesty is as direct and bleak as his playing. His folk with splashes of country completely absorbs.
Bill Rutsch:
First impression is a sound from across the pond, of British fingerpicking folk singers from decades ago. His acoustic guitar has a high strung, tenor sound. His voice has a rapid vibrato in the upper registers. Then those vocals show more grit and gravel from the western (albeit, Canadian) plains, a stripped down Springsteen sound with a little harmonica. The close in, personal sound can sound like an early Paul Simon guitar and vocal. There is a sadness and atmospheric space on other tunes like “Missing” (and the outro at the end of the record).
Tracklist
| 1. | Kisses in the Dark | 2:56 |
| 2. | River | 6:38 |
| 3. | Tupelo Honey | 3:24 |
| 4. | Jaguar | 3:05 |
| 5. | Maybe We Didn't Get Our Timing Right | 5:10 |
| 6. | Rose Marie's House | 4:25 |
| 7. | Missing | 3:04 |
| 8. | Everybody Wants Someone to Love | 3:28 |
| 9. | One of These Days | 4:04 |
| 10. | How I Used to Be | 3:48 |
| 11. | Outro | 1:05 |
Credits
Recorded on August 5 and 6 2019 in Edmonton AB at Riverdale Recorders.
License
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Cry Baby's 10-song collection is a trip through melancholic madness, touching on darkness & depression, broken relationships & endless booze-fuelled evenings. Yet at its core is Nolan’s unwavering strength as a lyricist, & his wounded-heart delivery that reminds us of our humanity. It's, in essence, Nolan unapologetically sharing his story, & through that finding a second chance & a new beginning.