Wednesday 16 September 2009
Joshua James - Coal war
Liefhebbers van Ray Lamontagne opgelet. Ergens tussen Bob Dylan en Neil Young groeit singer songwriter Joshua James. Coal War klinkt als een spiritual die naar het einde toe steeds steviger gaat klinken en in rock overgaat. Prachtig nummer. Van het album: Build me this. De tragedie druipt uit de songs die - ergens in Nebraska - hun roots vinden in keihard ploeteren onder een koperen ploert die de maisvelden goudgeel in brand zet. Nogmaals prachtig.
“I find solace and beauty in darkness and depression,” admits James, who grew up in his native Lincoln, Nebraska, skateboarding and sneaking listens to music his parents banned, like Dashboard Confessional and Modest Mouse, “But there are contrasts to everything. You have to combine the sweet and salty, the ugly and beautiful. Music is very therapeutic for me. It’s all about making a connection with humanity, with the audience, in ways that I normally wouldn’t be able to.”
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