Seth Roth
– Types & Shadows (Independent)
Seth Roth is a natural born vocalist. The Tacoma,
Washington native has seen singing since he was five and spent a dozen years fronting
an alternative rock band before discovering songwriters like Bob Dylan and Neil
Young. Now solo, his new record, the five-track “Types & Shadows” EP
indicates an artist who is constantly evolving, and discovering multiple new
musical avenues to explore.
Defining his music as ‘folk’, Roth is being somewhat
disingenuous. There’s far too much happening on these five tracks to file it
away under one genre, though there’s a consistency to his sound that makes
everything here recognizable as coming from a single source, and is underpinned
by Roth’s warm, soulful voice.
He begins with “Unapologetic”, where he’s joined by
award-winning songwriter Beth Whitney on vocals; the pair of them combining
beautifully, and if they decided to collaborate on a complete album, they can
put me down for a copy right now. His Dylan influence is referenced on “Blood On the Tracks”, though beyond the title and it’s
oblique ‘70s musical allusions, it’s very much a contemporary song. My
favourite may be the EP closer, “Through the Night”,
where Roth lays his soul bare. It might not be the easiest of listens, but it’s
honest and real.
Phil S.
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