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Tom McRae - The Alphabet of Hurricanes
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| WestCoastWeasel User Info... |  Since I’m a huge fan of all things folk and eclectic, I thought it would be appropriate to review Tom McRae’s fifth and latest album, The Alphabet of Hurricanes. The album was recorded over a period of three years within a variety of settings and studios, which very much coincides with the many sounds and moods portrayed throughout the album. McRae is quite the intelligent and talented performer whose sound is as if you were to mold Nick Drake, Jeff Buckley, and Tom Waits together. I found the album to have many layers, from its stark lyrics and bare sound that would occasionally give way to swells of accompanying instruments that lead it to be an album to savor. The wonderfully waltzing “Won’t Lie,” my favourite on the album, has the spine-chilling chorus “And I know I’m born with a prophet’s curse / never see the good, only see the worst” that completes the song and gives it the feel of an elusive gypsy. The first track, “Still Love You,” is simple, bare, and has a catchy foot tapping banjo which balances out the epic and dreamlike “Out of the Walls.” The track “Can’t Find You” is just McRae and a guitar quietly chasing love lost, which is just simple and heartbreaking. Having listened to the album many times since its purchase, I continuously am discovering new layers. The album is a delight as I am still skimming the surface in my discovery of Tom McRae’s music. The stripped musical arrangement reflects mainly a deep grassroots America, but also includes sounds that could be primarily from other cultures. It’s the use of mandolin, ukulele, banjo, and violin that gives way to swells of full sound and adding folklorist hues. In the end, The Alphabet of Hurricanes is one of McRae’s best works. It’s raw and mature, like the sound of a man who has finally found himself. This album fully deserves 4 out of 5 weasels. - Street Rat Sailer The Alphabet of Hurricanes was released by Cooking Vinyl on February 21, 2010 - Fri, 5 Mar 2010 9:15am | ||
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