Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Josh Garrels: Love & War & the Sea in Between

It's not often I post about a new album (in fact this may be the first time), but this is a note to anyone who comes on here to go and download his last one. 

There are only a handful of albums I would call approaching perfect (some of which are listed on this blog in the best album duel with Dickie Mint) and it's early days yet with this album, but I suspect it will be up there with them.  He has a pretty unusual voice, a massive vocal range;  don't know where you'd peg the music as he changes styles frequently, but it's nearer mellow than loud, nearer poetry than praise songs - plus instrumentals and, at one point, rap.

And it's free!  Honestly, this is really good stuff.  If you don't do anything else, listen to the streaming version of White Owl through good speakers or headphones.

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