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Artist | Foy Vance
Title | Joy Of Nothing
Genre | Folk/Rock Format | Album
Source | CDDA Time | 41:19
Label | Glassnote Store | 2013
Catalog | GLS014602I Rip | 2016
Bitrate | 221 kbps Size | 68.60 MB
Freq | 44.1 kHz Encoder | Lame 3.98.4
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01. Closed Hand, Full Of Friends 4:03
02. Joy Of Nothing 5:02
03. At Least My Heart Was Open 3:39
04. You And I 4:30
05. Feel For Me 3:55
06. Janey 3:59
07. Paper Prince 3:17
08. It Was Good 4:02
09. Regarding Your Lover 3:00
10. Guiding Light 5:52
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Though he spent most of his formative years in the grim surroundings of
1980s Belfast, singer/songwriter Foy Vance's musical vision is the product
of an entirely different sort of nervous tension - the cross-racial
friction, harmony, and disharmony that gave rise to jazz, blues, and soul
in the American South, where Vance, the son of a traveling church minister,
spent the pivotal first five years of his life.
Drawn particularly to the spiritual aspect of those music forms, Vance took
his cues from the likes of Otis Redding and Nina Simone, adjusting his own
guttural singing style accordingly, and his distinctive Northern Irish lilt
finds an obvious point of comparison in similarly styled compatriot Van
Morrison. Musically, Vance draws as much from the British folk tradition as
he does American music; this influence manifests itself in the rhythmic,
invariably alternately tuned, acoustic guitar style that is almost as
prominent a melodic voice on much of his work as piano or vocals.
Upon first listen, "Joy Of Nothing" - Irish singer/songwriter Foy Vance's
second solo outing and first for Glassnote - invokes name like Bruce
Springsteen, Van Morrison, Cat Stevens, and Harry Chapin, and while the
big, soulful AOR rock that's closely associated with those names indeed
applies, there's an impassioned rawness at play here that suggests a steady
diet of musical outliers like Jackie Leven, Robbie Robertson, Nicolai
Dunger, and Richard Thompson. Steeped in the bold, big-sky expansiveness of
the American Southwest, yet devoid of any of its machismo, Vance milks
courage and strength from unflinching emotional honesty.
Songs like the nervy "At Least My Heart Was Open", the bluesy, midtempo
"Feel For Me", the arena-ready opener "Closed Hand, Full Of Friends" and
the gorgeous title cut, the latter of which posits 'The joy of nothing is a
sweeter something', are carried along by a refreshing sense of optimism, a
word that is used quite infrequently when referring to records of the
confessional singer/songwriter persuasion. Another plus is Vance's big,
bluesy voice, which falls somewhere between the weathered, midnight croon
of Ray LaMontagne and the woodsy howl of John Fogerty.
His voice adds an air of rusty authenticity to measured, country-folk
confections like "Janey," "Regarding Your Letter," and the lush and languid
midtempo closer "Guiding Light," the latter of which features a guest vocal
from Ed Sheeran. There's certainly nothing subtle about "Joy Of Nothing",
as it's not afraid of making a grandiose statement, both musically and
lyrically, but it never feels like Vance is putting on a front. After all,
you canÆt play things close to the vest with your heart on your sleeve.
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