Alex Seel brings you his latest folk-rock album, โAll Sails to the Sun,โ released this Sept 29. It consists of a collection of 9 original tracks and a reinterpreted cover of Bob Dylanโs โYouโre Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go.โ
From โAll Sails to the Sun,โ you can expect to hear a lot of Nick Drake/Dylanesque folk ballads and rock music.
The opening track, โNo Goodbyes,โ sets the tone with whimsical and contemplative guitar tunes. Alex Seelโs rich voice is deliberate and lingering, while his singing is delicate and well-controlled. This creates a sense of introspection.
Moving on to an intriguing track, โPrayer to the Ancestors,โ it begins with melodic guitar music getting nigh until it stops short. Just then, Alexโs voice comes through passionate, rich cinematic and stand-alone until a soft guitar comes strumming in again. Nearing the middle, the song reaches a crescendo with heavy melodic riffs, only to give way to the singerโs verses again.
The singer reinterprets Bob Dylanโs classic, โYouโre Gonna Make Me Lonesome,โ with warmth and more romance tinged in his tone. Alexโs voice does not end in as many high intonations as Dylan does, so it sounds less playful and quippy. The cover has strumming guitar beginnings instead of the original songโs Dylanโs high, chirpy instrumental opening the song.
Recorded both at home and in Alexโs rehearsal studio and collaborated with friends Jon Sanders, Sam Winwood, and Martin Schaerer, the album benefits from a rich and layered sound.
Check out โAll Sails to the Sunโ by Alex Seel on Spotify if poetic lyricism and folk music are your things.
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Review By: Naomi Joan