i am excited today to feature '
home and hearth', the latest album from florida artist
shamar, whose debut, '
the samsara blues', i thought was excellent. '
home and hearth' is a departure from the cosmic/acoustic/blues style of the first album. it features deeper production, with lofi synths and drum machines brought to bear at times to craft spacey outsider pop vibes. minimalist acoustic songs remain, however, as well as a reverb soaked
a capella opening track.
shamar has kept the dense imagery and lyricism that characterized '
the samsara blues', but with '
home and hearth' he seems to have been able to spend more time focusing on home-studio trickery, to great effect. i can't emphasize enough how great the lyrics are, as well. recommended.
get it
here.
