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.
We had a chance to have a chat with the artist and here’s how it went-
Q- What a nuanced album! How does it relate to your personal life?
A. I suppose I have a dark soul. I am also massively interested in the human condition. I love psychology and I have an empathy for the human heart. I think we all try to be good but temptation is so easily to fall under.
There is always that battle between the brain and the heart and if the brain is bored the heart most likely will have to go on some menacing journeys. I’m sure my poor heart could tell a few.
Q- Out of all the tracks here which took the most time and effort?
A. The making of these songs was the easy part. What I found the most difficult was the structure of the album.
“Free my Soul” was the hardest to place, it’s very emotionally heavy and I had to be careful not to put it next to anything that could drain the listeners experience or make it too overwhelming. It took some time and effort to find it’s place.
Q- Name an artist you have been religiously obsessed with over the years, also tell us why.
A. Johnny Cash, he sings for the vulnerable, with such an amazing sound and voice. I am also big into that kind of country sound. I love his biblical songs very much also, he can sing something so simple but it will still be just as powerful. I keep finding new amazing songs, like going by the book and Angel and the badman!
Over here in Ireland we are massive fans of Country and Johnny cash is just one of those I could never get bored of.
Q- If your sound could be described as a color which one would it be and why?
A. I guess my music is always a bit dark and noir, probably Darkish noir blue with a hint of Neon.
Q- Take us inside your mind, what’s the creative process like from finding inspiration to an actual outcome?
A. I am very lucky, songs kind of come to me, I don’t really put effort in to writing, I don’t go out of my way to say I really want to write a song today. A feeling will just hit me or I’ll sing something random and it turns out to be striking and interesting and then maybe I will then try to write something similar to put them in a family of songs.
And then I’ll find the right musicians and vocalists to help me bring my visions to life.
Q- Apart from jazz, what other genre are you excited to work on?
A. I have done some Rock songs, and I love Rock music! I would really like to create more than one rock album, maybe at least one blues/rock, and maybe a hard rock album. Just to have something cool and different!
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