Amos Lee - Last Days At The Lodge
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Usually, lasts are bad. There is no more after the last. But sometimes, just sometimes lasts are good. Like last raps in baseball or last wishes with genies. Amos Lee may not be a genie, but his Last Days at the Lodge is sure to be added to the list.
The smooth-talking, grade-school teacher turned incredible singer-songwriter, Amos Lee has churned out his third LP and the results are quite amazing. Though Amos is only 30 years of age, his prophetic imagery, wisdom, and maturity are the traits of a much older man. Not to mention that Amos does more than his share of justice to the biblical character with the same nom de plume. The folk-blues instrumentation has always suited Lee well, but time has shown his songwriting to improve. On “Better Days” Lee sings, ‘The darkness has always been / The world was born into a blanket of sin’ as he promises better days over a sunday morning guitar. ‘All of my heartache was laughed away just like a clown’ is sung on “Ease Back” with a delicate banjo strumming in the background.
“Kid” would be an otherwise typical folk song if not for the wonderful vocals from Amos, which turn the track into one of the more memorable ones on Last Days. The southern twangy “Street Corner Preacher” is a standout tune, as Amos illustrates that he’s picked up a few new rock tricks over the past couple years. Amos Lee’s dynamicism is further portrayed in vocally flexible “Truth” and in the soulful “Baby I Want You”. The adventurous “Listen” features a harmonious mix of rolling guitars that complements Amos’ fiery tone.
Lasts (including last songs!) may bring sadness, but there sure is comfort in knowing that you can always press repeat with this one!
Go and get Last Days at the Lodge.
Listen to “Listen” (it’s only semi-funny)
Listen to “Street Corner Preacher“
