This is live. He’s that good…
From the Album:
Gabriel Lynch – Passerby Chorus (2012)
Lame Album Cover…
Review:
It’s not that often that you come across a musician with a natural ability to story-tell without an agenda to sound ‘different’ or ‘monumental’. In fact, it could even be his nonchalant way with words and mellow execution that make him just as unique.
Passerby Chorale is guileless tale of travel and lovers told in a raw, ingenuous fashion. Like a book of short stories, Passerby Chorale is a collection of thirteen tales driven by lyrical honesty and bought to life by subtle musical orchestration. ‘Where I’m Going Next’ paints the scene simply and beautifully with subtle keys and the lyrics ‘Finding our feet among the cobblestones and streets; valley to no where; we need somewhere new to be’. ‘Missing Parts’ is a moving number conveying powerful, intense emotion simply through the heartbreakingly lyrics ‘I am not the one’ heightened by an airy musical succession.
Lynch’s crafty play-with-arrangements and ever-changing chorus lyrics keep the record pleasing and mellifluous. ‘The Way I See’ has crisp verses and a jumpy-pop chorus accompanied with cute one-liners such as ‘I lose my balance when you’re around trying not to look as silly as I sound’. ‘Jordana’ transitions brilliantly from a Boy & Bear sounding verse/chorus to a Radiohead-esqe harmony. The folk track ‘Come Back To Me’ is a standout, lead by the dulcet banjo and yearning lyrics ‘Each road it ends with you it seems; sweetheart please come back to me’.
It’s hard to come across such an honest, stripped back record such as Passerby Chorale. Admittedly, initially the pace drop was an adjustment (in comparison to other contemporary artists). Tranquil without being bland, Gabriel Lynch is a definitively one to watch in 2012.