Sombre, enchanting but entirely beautiful, Leftwich takes us down a bewildering path of human nature as an alcoholic addict tells us his tales of sobriety.
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“It’s an observation on what it’s like to be a sober alcoholic addict a couple of years in. A whale is heavy to carry.
It’s gonna hurt you to carry it. But it’s also beautiful, and it’s a miracle to be able to carry all that at all.”
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Beautiful harmonics of Cherry in Tacoma, Slipping Through My Fingers and Full Full Colour bring this fantastically calm and serene album to a disclosure of triumph and struggle – and is certainly worth the entire trawl through the 10-track listing.
2 replies on “Benjamin Francis Leftwich – “To Carry A Whale” Album Review”
Another blog I follow featured his song ‘Full Full Colour”, and it’s really lovely. I’ll check out more of Benjamin’s album.
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It really is, the whole album is certainly worth a check out. Perfect late night entertainment.
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