04-11-2019, 21:05
John Blek -Thistle & Thorn.
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An Irish indie folk artist singing original compositions. Very nice voice and some memorable melodies - I say that due to the number of earworms appearing out of the blue. Lol! Sometimes they pop up after only a brief listen to something and it takes a while to figure out where on earth they came from! I think this is a fairly accomplished album, very easy on the ear, on mine at any rate! He has a handful of collaborators but I can't find a whole lot of info other than this, from his site "....it was recorded between Clonakilty, Co. Cork and Louisville, Kentucky during the early part of 2018. It features numerous collaborations with longtime musical partners Brian Casey and Davie Ryan as well as the addition of the ethereal voice of Joan Shelley and melodious fingerstyle folk guitar of Nathan Salsburg. This is John’s most complete and ambitious work to date." https://johnblek.com/
The opener "Blackwater" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxtIPSOJ7lo
"Rise Up" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57v0qfklT7A
"Hannah" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEF6HbT_sp0
And the biggest earwormy culprit of them all - "The Body"
An Irish indie folk artist singing original compositions. Very nice voice and some memorable melodies - I say that due to the number of earworms appearing out of the blue. Lol! Sometimes they pop up after only a brief listen to something and it takes a while to figure out where on earth they came from! I think this is a fairly accomplished album, very easy on the ear, on mine at any rate! He has a handful of collaborators but I can't find a whole lot of info other than this, from his site "....it was recorded between Clonakilty, Co. Cork and Louisville, Kentucky during the early part of 2018. It features numerous collaborations with longtime musical partners Brian Casey and Davie Ryan as well as the addition of the ethereal voice of Joan Shelley and melodious fingerstyle folk guitar of Nathan Salsburg. This is John’s most complete and ambitious work to date." https://johnblek.com/
The opener "Blackwater" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxtIPSOJ7lo
"Rise Up" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57v0qfklT7A
"Hannah" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEF6HbT_sp0
And the biggest earwormy culprit of them all - "The Body"
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