Artist: Jack Savoretti
Title: Harder Than Easy
Label: De Angelis Records
Genre: Folk/Rock
Bitrate: 178kbit av.
Time: 00:38:51
Size: 52.49 mb
Rip Date: 2009-10-14
Str Date: 2010-02-01
01. Map Of The World 3:56
02. Wonder 4:23
03. Northern Sky 3:34
04. Lost America 3:48
05. Mother 3:21
06. Songs From Different Times 3:23
07. Russian Roulette 4:36
08. Breaking News 4:40
09. Harder Than Easy 3:43
10. Patriot 3:27
Release Notes:
At first listen, Jack Savoretti appears to share more than a name with
another guitar-slinging Jack. Unlike his name-sake - Johnson. The
25-year-old's acousta-pop has the added depth of alt. country, the
blues and folk influences.
Having only picked up a guitar at 16, the half-Italian, half-English
troubadour has supported Corrine Bailey Rae, had his songs featured on
One Tree Hiil, played live on GMTV and been compared, by some, to Simon
& Garfunkel and Bob Dylan.
Whilst Savoretti's lyrical content is certainly inspired, musically he
owes more to the likes of Pete Yorn on the more upbeat numbers, and
Dallas Green on mellower tracks.
High points of Harder Than Easy, his second album, include the jaunty
opener "Map of the World", mournful string-laden "Songs from Different
Times" and the harmonica fuelled closing country stomp of "Patriot".
With it's delicately finger-picked verse and swelling chorus, "Wonder"
also stands out.
The only curious element of this otherwise shining LP is quite why
somebody of Savoretti's heritage would sing with an American twang, an
idiosyncrasy accredited to time spent at The American School In
Switzerland, which has left him as a self-professed "transatlantic
mutt".
Taken at face value, this is a good solid record, but it's when you
delve deeper that Savoretti really shines. Here's hoping that the
opportunity arrives for people to take the time to do just that.
The album will be released on the 1st of February, 2010.
sire@hush.ai
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