Chasing The Light
Self-Released, 2022
8/10
The songwriter and musician Jared Rabin steps even deeper into acoustic territory with these 11 songs, where he’s joined by Dan Kristan (bass), Drew Littell (percussion), Patrick Lyons (dobro), and Ren Patrick (vocals).
“Tunnel’s End” starts the listen with Patrick’s soft singing alongside warm dobro in the very pretty climate, and “Grow Your Own” follows with a very lush and vocally poetic appeal from Rabin’s timeless vision.
Further down the line, “Ball And Chain Stain” showcases Littell’s skilled percussion amid Rabin’s dreamy demeanor, while “Catch The Horizon” touches on psychedelic ideas in the western and bluegrass gestures that are quite unpredictable.
Close to the end, the romantic “We’ve Been There” lands in ballad territory with its intimate singing and very pretty textures, and “Vasoline” puts a frisky bluegrass spin on the Stone Temple Pilots classic.
A record that explores Americana, bluegrass and folk with much depth and meticulousness, Rabin and company deliver a focused and timeless body of work.
Travels well with: Stillhouse Junkies- Small Towns; John McCutcheon- Leap!