Ben Bostick’s superb musicianship is on full display with this acoustically-driven collection of self-penned and self-produced songs. It’s a pretty mellow album, so don’t expect any upbeat workout or pavement-pounding road trip tunes to get your blood flowing, but it is a solid collection of music for those that appreciate a stripped down guitar and vocal.
“This record started out as a total bedroom record,” Bostick explained. “I played everything on every track, until I got to the point where the music demanded performances that outstripped my ability on organ and bass.” The musician brought in Luke Miller (keys) and Cory Tramontelli (bass) to freshen up the playing and included his longtime guitar player Kyle LaLone on “The Last Coast.” “We had played that song live a few times and I loved the melodic chord solo he came up with.”
“The album is divided into two halves,” Bostick explains. “It would be the two sides if it were on vinyl. The first five songs are from the perspective of disillusioned working men, and then we step into the criminals and sinners section with ‘The Thief’.” This is also the first song on which Bostick used the glockenspiel, which is also in “Wasting Gas” and “If I Were in a Novel.” “Something about that pure chime gives a song an air of melancholy that fits well on this record.”
The album drops April 24th, so mark your calendar now to download it on release day!