Spencer Kilpatrick – Dear Carolyn
Spencer Kilpatrick - Dear Carolyn
Release Date: Out Now
Now, regular readers of this humble
blog will know that I’m a big fan of Reno combo Failure Machine so when main
man Spencer Kilpatrick dropped this slinky little solo number I had to get me
some. ‘Dear Carolyn’ is a slow, almost lazy blues ramble that has all the charm
of Tom Waits and all the focus of a drunk after a four-day bender telling you
that the world is going to end from corner of a bus station waiting area. But
wait a minute there, don’t judge so hastily, this is also an absolutely beautiful
slice of honest, laid-bare song writing so get yourself a listen. The lazy
country-blues guitar strum stumbles through the opening bars until that trade-mark
soul-gravel vocal of Spencer Kilpatrick slides in to view sounding tired,
broken hearted, world weary and, well, on his knees emotionally speaking. Essentially
this is a musical postcard to a long-lost love, giving up once firmly held
opinions and ideals to see if there’s any chance of rekindling any spark there
once was, “Do you still work over at that daycre on Ralston? Do you still
fuckin hate it there with all those bosses?”, “When I really think about it, it
doesn’t even bother me that you’re still a Packers fan”, and “I could never
lose a stitch of what I learn from you”. This is real, honest love written in
the back of a tour van with a warm, hazy sunset providing the only light for
the scribbled words. It’s a beautiful, beautiful thing.
More information: https://twitter.com/skilpatrick44
Listen Here: https://spencerkilpatrick.bandcamp.com/
Comments
Post a Comment