Gregory Alan Isakov — The Weatherman (2013) |
Gregory Alan Isakov — The Weatherman
Born: 1979 in Johannesburg, South Africa
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ~ Colorado
Album release: July 29, 2013
Record Label: Suitcase Town Music
Duration: 41:37
Tracks:
01. Amsterdam (3:19)
02. Saint Valentine (3:24)
03. Second Chances (3:49)
04. Living Proof (4:18)
05. Time Will Tell (2:48)
06. O City Lights (2:40)
07. Astronaut (2:09)
08. California Open Back (1:21)
09. The Universe (4:17)
10. Suitcase Full Of Sparks (3:57)
11. Honey, It's Alright (3:11)
12. All Shades Of Blue (3:34)
13. She Always Takes It Black (2:51)
Website: http://gregoryalanisakov.com/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/#!/gregoryalanisakov?fref=ts
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/artist/gregory-alan-isakov
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♠ "Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, and calling Colorado home, Gregory Alan Isakov has been traveling all his life. Songs that hone a masterful quality beyond his years tell a story of miles and landscapes, and the search for a sense of place.
Music has been a stabilizing and constant force. “I’ve always had this sense about music and writing that I sort of have to do it. Like I’ll implode without it. I probably wouldn’t do it if I felt any other way.”
♠ His song-craft lends to the deepest lyrical masterpieces, with hints of his influences, Leonard Cohen and Bruce Springsteen. He has been described as “strong, subtle, a lyrical genius,” but the source of his writing often remains a mystery to him. “My songs have nothing to do with me; they have a life of their own. A lot of times I won’t know what a song is about when I’m writing it. It just has a certain feeling about it.”
♠ His new album, The Weatherman, was recorded mostly in solitude outside the quiet mountain town of Nederland, Colorado over the course of a year and a half. “I wanted to make something that felt genuine. We recorded everything with analogue gear and mixed it on tape, which gives the songs a raw and vulnerable feeling.”
♠ The title Isakov chose for the record reflects the nature of his external surroundings as much as his inner experiences. References to the weather are a reoccurring theme in Isakov’s writing, but there is a deeper meaning behind the name.
♠ “To me, the idea of a weatherman is really powerful. There’s a guy on television or on the radio telling us the future, and nobody cares. It’s this daily mundane miracle, and I think the songs I chose are about noticing the beauty in normal, everyday life”."
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Awards:
♠ 2007: Best Singer/Songwriter 2007, Westword
♠ 2007: winner, Telluride Troubador Competition
Discography:
♠ Rust Colored Stones (2003)
♠ Songs for October (2005)
♠ That Sea, The Gambler (2007)
♠ This Empty Northern Hemisphere (2009)
♠ The Weatherman (2013)
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Gregory Alan Isakov — The Weatherman (2013) |