23-12-2016, 17:18
John Paul White â Beulah
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His first solo record since The Civil Wars split up, and a mighty fine offering it is, IMHO. Iâm not sure exactly where it fits, itâs a collection of what appear to be quite swampy, folk oriented/alt country songs (I think!). I can wallow in a bit of southern gothic every now and then.
He didnât write the songs from a place of pain, apparently, which one might be forgiven for thinking, but perhaps that just took a while to surface. This man has a wonderful voice and I like his songwriting. The album seems to be well produced too, which is not surprising as heâs the co-owner of Single Lock Records.
His explanation of the new album title â¦
Beulah is also a White family nickname. âItâs a term of endearment around our house,â White explains, âlike you would call someone âHoney.â My dad used to call my little sister Beulah, and I call my daughter Beulah. Itâs something Iâve always been around.â
Beulah is also something much loftier. For the poet and painter William Blake, Beulah was a place deep in the collective spiritual unconscious.
âI wonât pretend to be the smartest guy in the world,â says White, âbut I dig a lot of what heâs written. Beulah was a place you could go in your dreams. You could go there in meditation, to relax and heal and center yourself. It wasnât a place you could stay, but you came back to the world in a better state.â
Coupla tracks â¦
âThe Once and Future Queenâ â¦. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7KWcTrLV5s
Tiny Desk concert promoting the album which is quite cool ⦠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBIAnpOrJB8
⦠and âWhatâs Soâ â¦
[video=youtube;CPdDwsKH7kc]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPdDwsKH7kc[/video]
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His first solo record since The Civil Wars split up, and a mighty fine offering it is, IMHO. Iâm not sure exactly where it fits, itâs a collection of what appear to be quite swampy, folk oriented/alt country songs (I think!). I can wallow in a bit of southern gothic every now and then.
He didnât write the songs from a place of pain, apparently, which one might be forgiven for thinking, but perhaps that just took a while to surface. This man has a wonderful voice and I like his songwriting. The album seems to be well produced too, which is not surprising as heâs the co-owner of Single Lock Records.
His explanation of the new album title â¦
Beulah is also a White family nickname. âItâs a term of endearment around our house,â White explains, âlike you would call someone âHoney.â My dad used to call my little sister Beulah, and I call my daughter Beulah. Itâs something Iâve always been around.â
Beulah is also something much loftier. For the poet and painter William Blake, Beulah was a place deep in the collective spiritual unconscious.
âI wonât pretend to be the smartest guy in the world,â says White, âbut I dig a lot of what heâs written. Beulah was a place you could go in your dreams. You could go there in meditation, to relax and heal and center yourself. It wasnât a place you could stay, but you came back to the world in a better state.â
Coupla tracks â¦
âThe Once and Future Queenâ â¦. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7KWcTrLV5s
Tiny Desk concert promoting the album which is quite cool ⦠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBIAnpOrJB8
⦠and âWhatâs Soâ â¦
[video=youtube;CPdDwsKH7kc]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPdDwsKH7kc[/video]
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