Bending the lines of reality with marvels that are a fruit of unique projects of his brain, Eoin Shannon believes that ‘Music exists in a timeline outside of our own’. Jazz creator and connoisseur hailing from Cork, Ireland, his sound draws heavily from the likes of legends like Frank Sitara and Tom Waits. Exploring nuances of infatuation, yearning, love, loss, separation and the ultimate redemption, his sound leans cinematic, ambient and will feel like smooth silk to the ears.
Full of all the topsy-turvy ends of a branch that is love, the vibrant wavelengths of emotions one goes through as they experience it all, this is a pure gem disguised as an album.
We start this surreal sonic experience with the upbeat drums of ‘Sweetheart Candy Lovin’. A sultry, eclectic track that just glides into your ears as the coolest song to yearn for love, this is the start of funk in the album. With ‘Game Night in Hell’, we feel a wave of regret coming our way. What feels like a mellow moment of regret filled with the angst and painstaking emotions of losing your life’s purpose to something trivial, this track unintentionally shows a mirror to all those who matter more than actual people to momentary pleasures. With ‘Bartender’, the mood mellows down further. A soft encounter of escape, this is about the side effects of escapism, a stage you reach when your longing and prayers don’t get answered.
With the next track, ‘Puppetmaster’, it’s almost like we explore a different side of grief. This is the epitome of wrath, fire and wilderness in love that doesn’t just catch your attention but also holds it safe. ‘Pull Up A Stool’ again shifts the album’s mood to soft pastels and glory. What feels like a break from intense emotions, this fills your ears in a way similar to getting a warm hug from the person you love. Prying continues with ‘Free My Soul’. It’s gloomy, fearsome and almost explores a love-struck paranoia that lingers in your heart.
From here on, the entire album explores the intricate details of love as a nostalgic, precious memory and the melancholy it can take on as one witnesses it. Exploring all the ifs and buts, imagining multiple translations with ‘Let’s Get The Hell Outta Town’ and ‘Pour Me Some Unconditional Love’, while also sinking further deep in the deaths of its despair with ‘Love Isn’t For Everybody’ and ‘Ghosts of Yesterday’, this album has got everything for people putting up at different stages of love in the world right now. It’s got the sweet and spicy spot that almost all of us can imagine ourselves being in, and I feel like it will definitely be adored for its versatility.
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