Monday, March 31, 2008

Best of Westword

Some kind soul(s) at Westword thought to mention me and my music in this year’s Best of Westword issue (out this week). It’s really nice... I hope I’m deserving of the praise!

~John

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Best Back-to-Nature Songwriter (2008)

John Common
www.myspace.com/johncommon
Performers are often said to boast natural talent when their artistry is neither heavy-handed nor overly self-conscious — and in that sense, John Common has plenty of natural talent. But a more literal interpretation also applies to his latest recording, Why Birds Fly. Throughout tunes such as "Moonlight" and "Unseen Things," Common weaves traditional instrumentation with the sort of found sounds heard in forests at night: the ambient noises of creatures that creep, crawl or take wing. These subtle touches make his work seem natural in every sense of the word.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

mucho deserving

Margaret Shugart said...

Right ON! Imagine what they will say about this next album! Congratulations, John- well deserved.

Anonymous said...

Dude! You should leverage that for some Boulder-Nederland gigs.