Tag: Dylan Forshner new single

Josh Jensen Lands With Reflective “This Is Where We Landed”

Seattle's Josh Jensen has returned with his third album, "This Is Where We Landed," a 40-minute, 10-song exploration into the wonderfully absurd circus we call life. Did you know that the collective noun for a group of owls is a parliament? Anyway, back to the music. https://open.spotify.com/album/5r3iizLCsAEgwbGpEF6pKK?si=e4Nkxn-8THOk4XOQKtUabg This collection of Americana-infused acoustic tracks navigates the bewildering journey of existence. It feels, at times, like trying to...

The Festive Defiance of John Smyths’ “Now I’m Wiser”.

The moment the jaunty guitar kicks in on John Smyths’ new single, "Now I'm Wiser", you feel a familiar, comfortable warmth. It’s the sound of a good chair in a bar where the floor is sticky with spilled truths. And then the story starts, a classic yarn of a hard-living past yielding to a peaceful present. Smyths, a Dutch ex-metalhead singing country out of...

The Emotional Arc of Dylan Forshner’s “Hopeless Optimism.”

Dylan Forshner's new EP, “Hopeless Optimism,” presents itself not so much as a collection of songs but as a series of candid diary entries...