People who know me are well aware of my addiction to music. I devour it. I love all different kinds of genres and artists and am proud to call myself open to at least trying a new artist or music genre.
I always love discovering an artist on accident. In the case of Jake Walden, it was during a YouTube session watching people attempt to cover Patty Griffin songs. In the comments of one video someone mentioned Jake Walden and out of curiosity I checked him out. I liked what I heard and after making contact via MySpace here I am reviewing his album, Alive and Screaming.
And what an album it is. Walden has a gravelly voice that delivers his gorgeous lyrics with power and passion. His piano playing is delicate and drives the majority of the songs on this album. It makes for a sweet combination, his gruff voice against the soft piano.
It was the opening track, "For Someone," that I heard first before I got my hands on the CD. It is the song that could drive an entire season of the best TV dramas. It evokes such deep emotion and it is that kind of song that I enjoy the best. The 'stop you in your tracks, speak to your soul, open your heart and take a drink' kind of song. Alive and Screaming is full of these kinds of songs — deeply emotional songs that seem to speak to things that are happening in your own life. It's this relatability that is important for an album to be truly successful, not monetarily but in the way an artist can connect with his listeners.
![goddamned [Explicit]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51qQ96rw5tL._SL120_.jpg)
Article comments