William Elliott WhitmoreField Songs
ANTI- Records [2011]
Fire Note Says: William Elliott Whitmore brings another set of folk music for the working man!
Album Review:
After venturing out and addressing the political world on 2009's excellent Animals In The Dark, William Elliott Whitmore returns to his comfort zone on his fifth album, Field Songs, with songs
about the ever changing American landscape of past and present. With basically just his guitar and banjo, Whitemore sings these eight songs with pure conviction and barley adds any percussion, as the record plays like a 34 minute story. The trick here is that Whitmore's growling voice is so engaging that it completely pulls you into his world. This capturing music is the appeal because you might think that folk music this simple would be easy for any guy on a Friday night to replicate but Whitmore's passion and beliefs are real, just like the timeless relevance of his lyrics that ultimately not many artists can pull off. Some of his themes are simple like dropping anything that is consistently bothering you in "Bury Your Burdens In The Ground" or the more complex healing process for Whitmore found on the catchy closing track "Not Feeling Any Pain". Field Songs is a record that requires you sit and just listen. William Elliott Whitmore has intended for people to listen to this record in its entirety but even if you check it out in sections, Field Songs still shines with its sincerity like the talent of of the artist that has created it - all you need to bring is a chair!Key Tracks: "Bury Your Burdens In The Ground", "Not Feeling Any Pain", "Let's Do Something Impossible"
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Justin Townes Earle
Sean Rowe
Tom Waits
William Elliott Whitmore: Animals In The Dark [Fire Note Review 2/17/09]
William Elliott Whitmore Website
William Elliott Whitmore Facebook
ANTI- Records
-Reviewed by Christopher Anthony
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