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Luke Jackson Album: Soil & Seed
Label: Self Released
Tracks: 11
Website: https://www.lukepauljackson.com/
What's undeniable about Luke Jackson's new album is how much it clearly shows off what a fine fettle of a voice this man has. Melodically dextrous with wafts of melancholia, it speaks of a kind nostalgia which might belong to a weary but sweet-voiced cowboy, lonesome after a dusty trail-life of love and loss.
Except of course Luke is 32 years old and from Canterbury and probably shouldn't be feeling this tired. Not that his voice ever sounds exhausted, but the themes of his songs speak of a man who'd rather lay down and sleep than forge on down a lonely road assailed as it is with regrets. And yet I'd wager that a lot of applause lies ahead of Luke down the A roads of the UK, where he's bound to make and break a lot of hearts and enjoy a life less regretful than the one he sings of.
If Luke Jackson lived in the US - even his name suggests he already does : - he'd inevitably be lured to Nashville where he'd find a lot of fellow artists pitching in the same ball park, and no doubt carve a critically acclaimed musical career for himself quite possibly more lucrative than the one he'll be able to navigate in his native UK. Cos, he's got it.
And somewhere between the genres of slow country music and Americana are where his tender songs clearly reveal their blue genes.
His gentle finger picking acoustic guitar style provides a plaintive backing for the clear star of the show, a voice which will no doubt draw many a silent tear from the eyes of the vulnerable.
Jim Carey
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