CARSON MCHONE – Still Life (LP) Produsert av Daniel Romano

CARSON MCHONE – Still Life

Still Life, Carson McHone’s third album and second
release with Loose Music, quivers like a tightrope,
with songs about existing within such tension and
surviving beyond the breaking point. These are stories
of sabotage, confusion, and surrender. The album is a
testament to the effort of reaching, sometimes flailing,
for understanding and for balance. Still Life invites us
to gasp at our own reflection and acknowledge the
unsettling beauty in this breath.
The songs of Still Life were written in quiet moments
between tours and recorded away from Texas in
Ontario with Canadian musician and producer Daniel
Romano. McHone says of the session, “Daniel is a
perceptive player, and his response was intuitive and
organic. We attacked these songs as a blank canvas.
Shadows sharpened and came to life as full vignettes
that felt familiar in a magical way, a product of keeping
things emotionally open. I think we picked up on
things that were unwritten.” Together in a home
studio they cut almost the entire record themselves,
calling on two friends, the versatile Mark Lalama on
accordion, piano, and organ, and David Nardi with
some savvy saxophone, to round it out. The phrasing
and tones recall John Cale, The Kinks, Richard and
Linda Thompson—like- minded artists of the late
’60s and early ’70s, another era of transition and
innovation.

TRACKLIST:
1. Hawks Don’t Share
2. Still Life
3. Fingernail Moon
4. Someone Else
5. Spoil On The Vine
6. Sweet Magnolia
7. Only Lovers
8. End Of The World
9. Trim The Rose
10. Folk Song
11. Tried