Craig
Robertson – Everything Will Pass (Independent)
It’s not unusual for music to be written, sung,
performed and recorded as a form of therapy, and Toronto based
singer-songwriter Craig Robertson continues the tradition on the appropriately
titled “Everything will Pass”. It’s an album inspired by a series of events in
Robertson’s own life, including the death of parents, divorce and substance
abuse. Considering these are ruminations on weighty personal topics, Robertson
exercises a lightness of touch that is admirable, and makes “Everything Will
Pass” a collection that deserves serious consideration.
Recorded in a style that encompasses folk, country,
indie and rock, and sung with a certain frailness, it’s an album which feels a
little out of time, though it’s never less than engrossing, and Robertson’s
vulnerability adds considerable appeal. The album begins with the country-rock
“The Fadeout (Country of a Mind)”. The vocals are mixed low in a full band
production, and it sits somewhere between ‘70s Neil Young and early REM. A
rolling vocal arrangement and Crystal Harvey-Robertson’s backing voice elevate
the title track, and “The Old Stoner” is
unadorned and moving. Producer James McKenty provides substantial six-string
support throughout and on “This Heart Made of Stone”
the band wander into Crazy Horse territory; the result is a fiery rocker, which
spits and fizzes with cathartic energy.
Phil S.
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