1000 Ways by Jeff Brown
Since the release of his second release, “Cutting Ties” in 2014, Jeff Brown has had quite a bit of time to cultivate what would become his third album. And in the meantime, he fell in love, got married, bought a home, and discovered he would be uprooting his entire life to move from Chicago to the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia.
Despite the upheaval, Brown has managed to settle in and firmly find himself in the Americana/Indie-folk soundscape with his upcoming album “1000 Ways,” inspired by the saying that, 'when you are at your most lost, there are always at least 1,000 ways to come home again'. True to its title, the album is a collection of songs and stories about struggling to find purpose -- to find belonging -- to find home. From the soothing centerpiece "Reykjavik" to the final strains of "Here and Now", the album is a journey in and of itself.
Tracklist
| 1. | The Last Song | 1:33 |
| 2. | All For Nothing | 5:04 |
| 3. | Never Run Away | 3:40 |
| 4. | Hallelujah | 3:56 |
| 5. | Reykjavik | 5:31 |
| 6. | Nothing More to Lose | 3:51 |
| 7. | Still Learning | 4:11 |
| 8. | Weather These Storms | 3:22 |
| 9. | 1000 Ways | 4:02 |
| 10. | Here & Now | 4:31 |
Credits
Jeff Brown – Vocals, Guitars, Upright and Electric Bass, Keys, Accordion, Misc. Percussion
Liz Chidester – Vocals (tracks 2,7,8)
Morgan Foster – Vocals (track 10)
Alex Gilewicz – Cello (tracks 1,3,4,7)
Laura Glyda – Vocals (tracks 3,5,6,9)
Chaz Goodman – Banjo (track 2)
Brian Powers of Frances Luke Accord – Mandolin (track 5)
John Schieber – Violin (tracks 4,9)
Meg Thomas – Drums (tracks 5,6,9
Recorded by Rick Riggs at Handwritten Records - Chicago, IL
License
All rights reserved.
Describing his sound as ‘mostly songs about girls and feelings’, Brown veers from delicate indie-folk to more lively alt-rock, jazz & chamber pop. His songwriting trends towards melancholic and his Facebook page cites his songwriting influences as “Girls and alcohol, mostly,” though in reality, his music is rarely that one-dimensional. Brown writes love songs for people who are sick of love songs.