Posted by shurgaree on December 23, 2016 at 4:05 PM
Gregory Alan Isakov gets categorized as a singer-songwriter along with musicians of far lesser rank, and perhaps there is no better description than singer-songwriter, but it's not difficult to see that he's a timeless master of songs after listening to him for a while. He's an interesting guy too, splitting his time between farming vegetable seeds, animals, and cannabis, and playing music across the globe. He's pretty popular which goes against the idea of the blog of choosing more obscure material to post, but I've been listening to this album about two days straight now and can't imagine not posting about it somewhere. Most of Isakov's albums are sparse - either just him or a few other musicians quietly accompanying him. In this album he's not only playing with a backing band, but also the Colorado Symphony. Gregory Alan Isakov's music on its own is borderline holy - together with the Symphony though, it's undeniably a holy work of art.
None of these are new songs - they're all reworkings of songs of his past albums as well as a cover or two. They're all very carefully composed in that Isakov never oversteps the Symphony and the Symphony never oversteps Isakov. It's not exactly the most conventional use of a Symphony, but it makes complete sense once you listen. I couldn't find the full album on youtube, but it could be found across the internet and your local music store. Above I posted a song called Liars, a lesser known song that Isakov covers. Beginning quietly, the song eventually peaks into a crescendo where the Symphony and Isakov's voice together craft one of the most beautiful songs I've listened to in a long time.
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