- Release Info -------------------------------------------------------------- -
Artist: Patrick Park
Album: Come What Will
Label: Badman
Playtime: 34:51 min
Genre: Indie
URL: http://www.myspace.com/patrickpark
Rip date: 2010-04-29
Street date: 2010-04-06
Size: 47.82 MB
Type: Normal
Quality: 181 kbps / 4410kHz / Joint Stereo
- Release Notes ------------------------------------------------------------- -
"We are the lucky ones, your mother's daughters, your father's sons," Patrick
Park sings in the early innings of his third studio album, Come What Will,
and while those words are married to a minor-key melody that's sweet and dour
at the same time, it somehow seems to fit just right. There's an undertow of
quiet determination to Come What Will even in its frequent downbeat moments,
and Park's songs point to a light at the end of the tunnel that may be faint
but doesn't seem to be an oncoming train, either. A good share of the album's
tone comes from Park's vocals; he's been blessed with an instrument that's
bright but rich, and it carries his lyrics with a strength that belies its
flexibility. The ten songs Park wrote for Come What Will further demonstrate
he knows well what works for him, and the music strikes a graceful balance
between the thoughtful end of indie rock and the introspection of the '70s
singer/songwriter community; Park plays many of the instruments himself on
Come What Will, and his guitar and banjo work is impressively nimble, while
Matt Mayhall's precise drumming and the string accents from cellist April
Guthrie and violinist Jennifer Furches add valuable punctuation to the
arrangements (and the production and engineering by Dave Trumfio brings a
sleek clarity to the material that steers clear of slickness). Park's
meditations on the nature of love and fate don't tend to tell stories you've
never heard before, but he gives them a twist that's very much his own, and
he never sounds less than genuine and heartfelt on these songs. Everyone has
fallen in love and had their heart broken; the real trick is bringing an
individual perspective to this universal story, and Patrick Park does just
that with skill and imagination on Come What Will.
- Track List ---------------------------------------------------------------- -
01. You'll Get Over ( 3:56)
02. The Lucky Ones ( 3:57)
03. Blackbird Through The Dark ( 3:19)
04. You're Enough ( 2:58)
05. Come What Will ( 3:46)
06. Silence And Storm ( 3:54)
07. You Were Always The One ( 3:23)
08. Starry Night ( 3:16)
09. Time Won't Wait ( 3:09)
10. The Long Night ( 3:13)
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