John Craigie adapts moments of solitude into stories perfectly suited for old Americana fiction anthologies. Instead of leaving them on dog-eared pages, he projects them widescreen in flashes of simmering soul and folk eloquence.
Weaves a patchwork of classic and contemporary influences that span roots, indie-folk, and other experimental musical idioms with songs that are personal, revelatory, and relatable, brimming with vulnerability, and a feeling of redemption.
Henry St. Notably marks the first time he recorded an album in a band setting. Now, longing for the energy that's only released when creating together with others, Matsson invited his friends to come and play.
Delivering everything from swing jazz and twee indie pop to pseudo-mariachi and waltz, these sounds and their accompanying bizarre lyrics come together to match the existential title, "Everything is a Lot."