PINNELL JEREMY - TIES OF BLOOD & AFFECTION EN BARCELONA

PINNELL JEREMY - TIES OF BLOOD & AFFECTION PINNELL JEREMY - TIES OF BLOOD & AFFECTION Discográfica:   SofaBurn When Jeremy Pinnell released OH/KY in the summer of 2015 to stunned acclaim, it felt like an entire career compressed into one knock-out album. This unassuming northern Kentucky singer-songwriter sauntered and ripped through ten instant country classics that tracked as so confident and comfortable that it could have been mistaken for a seasoned musician's creative peak. The songs themselves, reverent of Americana's most enduring traditions, presented the man's scope - his misadventures, loves, failures, and contradictions. Hailed as ''Hard-scrabble Honky Tonk at its finest'' -Rolling Stone Country and a '';mind-blowingly good'' (Greg Vandy, KEXP) ''tutorial on classic country music'' (Popmatters), Pinnell's debut immediately differentiated as authentic and unflinching. Dogged touring through Europe and the states and celebrated radio sessions followed, cementing Pinnell's position as a no-fuss master of his craft, an expansive storyteller with a steady gaze and calloused fingers - and that one impossible-to-top album. If OH/KY was the self-assured introduction of an unconventional new talent, his 2017 album Ties of Blood and Affection presents a canny lateral move. Instead of doubling down on the stark themes and values of his debut, this sophomore album finds Pinnell finding comfort in his own skin and achieving the redemption only hinted at in his previous batch of haunted songs. Here Pinnell embraces the working life, family obligations, and openly evaluates his relationship to faith. His new stories delve into acceptance and survival, all the while investigating his most challenging chapter yet: adulthood. While ''If life don't get any better / I'm alright with this'' isn't an out-right triumph, it's an honest revelation. Musically, Ties of Blood and Affection also maintains a comfortable and confident stride. Pinnell's songs are shot through with honest and classic elements; rooted in his steady acoustic guitar, the tunes chug along in a spring-reverb dream fro