Above The Trees by Paul Duncan

Paul Duncan is billed as, and very well could actually be, the greatest musician you've never heard of. His style is a never interesting mix of folk and acoustic rock, with elements of electronica fused in where it fits, and where you wouldn't think of finding it. Personally I think thats Paul's charm, that he does things you wouldn't always think of, and as anyone will tell you, an artist that keeps you excited and guessing on what their next move is, and how their going to end a song, such a nice distraction from the modern standard flair precut stuff they pass off as "indie" alot of times these days.

Its hard to break up his new album "Above the Trees" into single tracks for a write up, seeing as it seems you were ment to listen to them all one after another as it sort of tells a story of things that happen with in a picturesque secluded valley somewhere away from the rest of the world and the cares of the big city. which is ironic given that he's from Brooklyn if i recall. But, whatever works works, thats the way i see things. Its interesting, listening to Above the trees as I write this, its very, captivating, it draws you in and kind of makes you want to listen to more, if for no other reason then to see how the album ends. I love when that happens, and I love when its done by well crafted and well made albums more so. I find myself respecting Paul more and more as an artist as I listen as well, and I find myself getting abit angry that there is so little of him available both in shops and on the net.

I will say that some of the better chapters in this story told in music are "country witch", "above the trees", and my peronal favorite "The Lake Pt 1", and that the downside is, most of the tracks on this album really only work or make sense when you play them all one after another, and that does hurt the songs, just a slight bit, but not enough for me to ever claim this is a bad album. Infact, stand alone factor aside, this is everything I would look for in an album of this kind. Its melodic, its exploitive, and its innovative too. I can't help but love it.

Do i think this is for everyone? Maybe, its definately for the explorers out there, and saddly thats why there is no way it would ever get noticed on on radio or something, but in a way, that also helps it, it makes it something rare, and something that really only those who are looking for something new will find and enjoy, so give it a shot, see how you feel.


Artist: Paul Duncan
Album: Above the Trees
Genre: downtempo,Folktronica,Melodic Electronica,Acoustic Rock

Above the Trees by Paul Duncan


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