Artist: James Vincent McMorrow
Album: True Care
Bitrate: 226kbps avg
Quality: EAC Secure Mode / LAME 3.98.4 / -V0 / 44.100Khz
Label: Believe
Genre: Indie
Size: 81.49 megs
PlayTime: 0h 47min 53sec total
Rip Date: 2017-09-15
Store Date: 2017-07-28
Track List:
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01. December 2914 3:57
02. True Care 3:54
03. National 3:33
04. Thank You 4:39
05. Interlude No. 1 1:52
06. Constellations 3:16
07. Holding On 3:18
08. Bears 3:42
09. Pink Salt Lake 2:44
10. Interlude No. 2 1:49
11. Bend Your Knees 5:06
12. Change Of Heart 2:44
13. Glad It's Raining 3:13
14. Don't Wait Forever 2:10
15. Outro 1:56
Release Notes:
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The news of an artist suddenly dropping their new album still generates a thrill
of anticipation, even if it doesnÆt make their accountants happy.
The big guns do it û BeyoncΘ, Kendrick, Kanye, Radiohead, et al û but they can
afford to appease the bean counters with income derived from digital
streams/downloads.
An artist such as James Vincent McMorrow is commercially successful only on a
certain level, so announcing a new album û arriving less than 10 months after
his third, the tactically planned We Move û isnÆt the most financially astute of
decisions. There is, however, method in his unorthodox approach.
As McMorrow has outlined in some personal detail on his website, he has become
increasingly weary (and wary) of traditional delivery of music, as well as the
loaded expectations that lie, sometimes threateningly, in the shadows.
Choosing to ignore the customary business model, however, has liberated him
enough to create music that, he admits, is ôas fresh to me as it is to youö.
True to his words, McMorrow presents 15 new tunes that further consolidate his
position as a songwriter of meaningful, depth-charged soul music. If the opening
track, December 2914, playfully meanders from Prince funk to Weather Report
fusion, then so much of the remainder pivots around a redemptive form of
experimentation that gathers together sublime avant-soul (Bend your Knees),
unusually hesitant piano ballad (National), disparate instrumentals (Interlude
1, Interlude 2, Outro), and just simply gorgeous tunes (Bears, Glad ItÆs
Raining).
McMorrow has admitted that on previous albums (particularly his second, Post
Tropical) he fixated, perhaps worryingly so, on getting every track as sonically
pristine as possible û the end result being technically, strikingly perfect
music that was, effectively, on display in a perma-sealed cabinet.
The songs here, on the other hand, are sometimes flawed, occasionally faltering,
but always within the grasp of the listener. By being ôreactive to the worldö he
lives in, McMorrow has learned a crucial tortoise/hare lesson: instinct beats
intellect every time.