'I have seen the dust pile up outside your bedroom door.'
A fascinating record that has been getting much play from me over the last week or so. Naturale a set of fine, reflective lo-fi songs from Nashwille's Joe Kenkel that don't give themselves away immediately and hence encourage repeated play.
Kenkel, also of the wonderfully named Styrofoam Winos has a gift for noticing the small details and incorporating them in winding and slightly eerie narrative. Naturale is his first solo record and certainly marks him out as one too watch.
Thanks once again to Darren Jones for bring ing this to my notice.
Yeah, it's great, Bruce! Something about his writing reminds me of Mark Mulcahy, and I think it's what you said about the winding, eerie narratives. It's actually his second solo album. I got his first, Dream Creator, a few years ago. Also worth checking out! Somehow missed he was in a band and only listened recently. They take turns on songwriting/vocals duties, so there's a different feel throughout. Good, though!
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