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With so many albums little more than a collection of songs rushed out as soon as there is enough material to fill the space, it is a rare pleasure to find a record as lovingly crafted as Blake McKibben's debut.
This young man from Portland, Oregon has produced a record that has taken all of two years' hard work to perfect.
'Haze' is an album that cannot be defined by any single style, but which still has a thread running through each and every track. As befits a record made entirely by one individual, every song is intensely personal, telling the stories of a man's life; both the highs and the lows.
Equally adept at turning his hand to rock, pop, folk or even hip-hop, McKibben uses every weapon in his musical armoury. But each style is just another reflection of his soul, and evidence of an enormous talent.
'Haze' is by turns catchy, heart-felt, funny and sad. McKibben covers every emotion of his young life, from the heartbreak of 'The Breakup Song' to the feel good jauntiness of 'You Lift Me Up', via the daily drudgery of working life, described perfectly in 'Another Day Another Dollar'.
But the standout tracks are the rawest, most soulful and most beautiful. The title track and 'I Wish I Could Thank You' both deal with the tragedy of losing a loved one. But out of that tragedy has come music that belies its creator's youth.
Despite only being 26-years-old, McKibben has been involved in music for nearly two decades. He began by picking up the saxophone in front of his whole school at the age of 10 and was soon turning his hand to piano, drums, bass and anything he could lay his hands on.
He writes, records, performs and produces all of his music. And such total control has produced something that is genuinely unique. His influences include some of the most maverick artists of the last 40 years, including The Velvet Underground, Nine Inch Nails and Morphine. But 'Haze' is an album that is truly his own.
Each song on the record offers something different, but it is as a whole that this album comes in to its own.
If it's a sign of things to come, Blake McKibben has a very very long future.
With so many albums little more than a coll… Read Full Bio ↴http://blakemckibben.com
With so many albums little more than a collection of songs rushed out as soon as there is enough material to fill the space, it is a rare pleasure to find a record as lovingly crafted as Blake McKibben's debut.
This young man from Portland, Oregon has produced a record that has taken all of two years' hard work to perfect.
'Haze' is an album that cannot be defined by any single style, but which still has a thread running through each and every track. As befits a record made entirely by one individual, every song is intensely personal, telling the stories of a man's life; both the highs and the lows.
Equally adept at turning his hand to rock, pop, folk or even hip-hop, McKibben uses every weapon in his musical armoury. But each style is just another reflection of his soul, and evidence of an enormous talent.
'Haze' is by turns catchy, heart-felt, funny and sad. McKibben covers every emotion of his young life, from the heartbreak of 'The Breakup Song' to the feel good jauntiness of 'You Lift Me Up', via the daily drudgery of working life, described perfectly in 'Another Day Another Dollar'.
But the standout tracks are the rawest, most soulful and most beautiful. The title track and 'I Wish I Could Thank You' both deal with the tragedy of losing a loved one. But out of that tragedy has come music that belies its creator's youth.
Despite only being 26-years-old, McKibben has been involved in music for nearly two decades. He began by picking up the saxophone in front of his whole school at the age of 10 and was soon turning his hand to piano, drums, bass and anything he could lay his hands on.
He writes, records, performs and produces all of his music. And such total control has produced something that is genuinely unique. His influences include some of the most maverick artists of the last 40 years, including The Velvet Underground, Nine Inch Nails and Morphine. But 'Haze' is an album that is truly his own.
Each song on the record offers something different, but it is as a whole that this album comes in to its own.
If it's a sign of things to come, Blake McKibben has a very very long future.
You Lift Me Up
Blake McKibben Lyrics
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Black Inside a soul, there's a hero to discover There's no way…
Bryan Adams Oh, yeah Ooh When I needed someone, you helped me through N…
Calderone Inc. You Lift Me Up…
Everything But the Girl When the light fades on a long bad day, I…
Geoff Bullock You, You lift me up You touch my soul You set my…
Jentile Before you I was a wanderin' soul Just a punk, silly…
Lampa Rachael Climbing on a cloud Dancing on a day dream I don't have…
Mark Kendall let's see if we can't make mama to sway for…
Mikey Wax I see it clear just like a picture on the…
sleep.ing I like your voice But you don't like that I like…
Sugarpop I think of you from where I am Looking down from…
Rachael Lampa Climbing on a cloud Dancing on a day dream I don't have…
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