"I threw stones at the stars, but the whole sky fell. Now I'm covered up in straw, belly up on the table"
I'm talking about one of my long-loved artist, Gregory Alan Isakov. If you guys know him already, then you probably understand what I am about to say : This guy is an effing genius. His music has been driving me through worlds I've never been before with any other band. His lyrics stick in my head, my heart and my soul.
His love for music in general can be felt so easily in his songs. He loves what he's doing. He's doing it because he loves it, because he wants to. He's not rushed by a deadline, marketing people commanding him to release 19865 songs in 1 year. Hell, he's doing his own shit, and it works so beautifully well.
"Beautiful takes time and bravery"
Gregory Alan Isakov has released several albums, including "The Weatherman", "This Empty Northern Hemisphere" and "That Sea, The Gambler". I have loved all three of them, but I do admit I have some songs that touch me more than others.
"The Stable Song" (That Sea, The Gambler)
"Suitcase Full Of Sparks" (The Weatherman)
"Virginia May" (This Empty Northern Hemisphere)
If that wasn't enough to make you fall for his band, I don't know what will.
The fact is, tomorrow will be release an albums of 11 of his songs that we all know already. Except, this time, the Colorado Symphony will be playing the songs too.
I pre-ordered it on iTunes and I had the chance to listen to it all day. It it marvellous. Georgous. Moving. Beautiful. My vocabulary in English is not good enough to describe what I felt the first time I listened to the album so I'll say it in French : Cet album m'a époustouflé. Nothing more, nothing less. The Colorado Symphony adds so much more drama to the songs, but also happiness, in a weird way. I just can't wait to listen to that while on my travel around Japan. It's soothing. It calms my nerves. My only regret if that "Suitcase Full Of Sparks" is not one of the eleven songs, but apart from that, what can I say other than : Please, go listen, and if you like it, buy it. First because it is not expensive at all, second because we need artists as full, original, trust-worthy as Gregory Alan Isakov.
I can't express more love for his music than I already did in this article. I hope that some of it will reach you and make you want to listen to this diamond.
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