Truer Picture by Graham Sharp
Graham Sharp has made a name for himself as the chief songwriter and a founding member of the GRAMMY-winning Americana group Steep Canyon Rangers. As the world entered lockdown in 2020, Sharp began to draw inspiration from a wellspring of emotions. On his first solo album, Truer Picture, the songwriter tackles difficult feelings of isolation (“Come Visit My Island”) and addresses the ever-topical political unrest we continue to see in the country (“My Neighborhood”).
Sharp’s unique style of songwriting is apparent on Prine-esque songs like “North Star'' and “Coming Back to Life,” and the lush instrumentation on tracks like “Deeper Family” (featuring harmony vocals from The War on Drugs’ David Hartley) illustrates the stark sonic differences between Sharp’s solo work and his music with Steep Canyon Rangers. What we’re given is a raw portrait of one of the finest songwriters of our time, a truer picture of Graham Sharp.
Tracklist
| 1. | Truer Picture of Me | 3:48 |
| 2. | Generation Blues | 2:57 |
| 3. | Love Yourself | 3:46 |
| 4. | North Star | 4:13 |
| 5. | Bad Apple | 1:34 |
| 6. | Deeper Family | 3:49 |
| 7. | Why We Explode | 3:48 |
| 8. | My Neighborhood | 3:02 |
| 9. | Coming Back to Life | 2:58 |
| 10. | Come Visit My Island | 3:00 |
Videos
Credits
2021 Graham Sharp under exclusive license to Yep Roc Records.
All songs written by Graham Sharp/published by Enchanted Barn Publishing (ASCAP) administered by Seed Soup Songs (ASCAP)
Graham Sharp: vocal, guitar, banjo, harmonica
Seth Kauffman: drums, bass, guitar, keys, harmony vocal
Matt Smith: pedal steel
David Hartley: harmony vocals on “Deeper Family”
Recorded by Seth Kauffman
Mixed by Seth Kauffman and Graham Sharp
Produced by Seth Kauffman and Graham Sharp
Mastered by Chris Boerner at The Kitchen - Carrboro, NC
Album design by Nathan Golub
License
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Steep Canyon Rangers have spent two decades bending and shaping bluegrass, wedding it to pop, country, folk rock, and more to create something original and all their own. The genre-defying band has developed a remarkable catalog of original music that links them to the past while at the same time, demonstrates their ambitious intent to bring string-based music into contemporary relevance.