Cradlesong, An Album With Heart
July 7th 2009 08:32
Cradlesong
Rob Thomas
Rob Thomas is one of the best songwriters this generation has! Since Matchbox Twenty’s debut album Yourself Or Someone Like You which was released in 1996, I have been in love with Rob’s songwriting capabilities ever since. He just has the knack to write amazing lyrics out of ordinary situations.
Rob released his second solo album Cradlesong last week. It has fourteenth tracks all having different genres attached to them, dabbling in rock, pop and country; being inspired by Nashville where the album was recorded.
The first single Her Diamonds begins the album with lyrics that form great imagery. When I first heard it on the radio the lyrics really stood out as sympatric.
In a recent interview Rob said he wanted to make an album that sounded like a radio station in the 80’s. He didn’t want to stick to one particular genre and was inspired by artists like Peter Gabriel, Fleetwood Mac, Willie Nelson and James Taylor.
The standout tracks on Cradlesong include a poppy, catchy tune called Give Me The Meltdown, Someday; a ballad with a universal message, Mockingbird; a fast-paced song about a broken relationships with an eighties sounding keyboard, the catchy Hard On You, a rocky Still Ain’t Over You; a definitely possible single, Snowblind; another song that radio would love, Getting Late; a real Nashville-influenced ballad and my favourite track the beautiful lullaby-like song Cradlesong.
Cradlesong reflects Rob’s maturity as a thirtysomething guy. The angst we have heard in the past has now been replaced with heart and joy as a married man of almost ten years.
I give Cradlesong four and an half out of five frangipanis.
Below is the video of Her Diamonds:
Rob Thomas
Rob released his second solo album Cradlesong last week. It has fourteenth tracks all having different genres attached to them, dabbling in rock, pop and country; being inspired by Nashville where the album was recorded.
The first single Her Diamonds begins the album with lyrics that form great imagery. When I first heard it on the radio the lyrics really stood out as sympatric.
In a recent interview Rob said he wanted to make an album that sounded like a radio station in the 80’s. He didn’t want to stick to one particular genre and was inspired by artists like Peter Gabriel, Fleetwood Mac, Willie Nelson and James Taylor.
The standout tracks on Cradlesong include a poppy, catchy tune called Give Me The Meltdown, Someday; a ballad with a universal message, Mockingbird; a fast-paced song about a broken relationships with an eighties sounding keyboard, the catchy Hard On You, a rocky Still Ain’t Over You; a definitely possible single, Snowblind; another song that radio would love, Getting Late; a real Nashville-influenced ballad and my favourite track the beautiful lullaby-like song Cradlesong.
Cradlesong reflects Rob’s maturity as a thirtysomething guy. The angst we have heard in the past has now been replaced with heart and joy as a married man of almost ten years.
I give Cradlesong four and an half out of five frangipanis.
Below is the video of Her Diamonds:
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