Mcdonough, John / Surrounding Colors
Album: Surrounding Colors   Collection:General
Artist:Mcdonough, John   Added:Oct 2017
Label:Self-Release  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2017-10-22 Pull Date: 2017-12-24
Week Ending: Dec 24 Dec 17 Dec 10 Dec 3 Nov 26 Nov 19 Nov 12 Nov 5
Airplays: 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Recent Airplay
1. Aug 03, 2021: Partially A Drivetime (rebroadcast from Nov 20, 2017)
The Place Where I Belong
4. Dec 30, 2017: Music Casserole
Nowhere To Run
2. Jan 04, 2018: Predominantly A
The Place Where I Belong
5. Dec 21, 2017: Totally A
The Place Where I Belong
3. Jan 02, 2018: Predominantly A
The Place Where I Belong
6. Dec 14, 2017: Mostly A
The Place Where I Belong

Album Review
Kim Walter
Reviewed 2017-10-21

John Mcdonough, “Surrounding Colors”
Reviewed by Kim Walter
It’s funny, the first time that I heard this it didn’t strike me as anything special. Then, I was listening again, and I realized that it is better than I initially thought. The music is interesting and varied, but it’s really when you tune into the lyrics that the whole album takes on a whole new depth. The songs each have grave and serious subject matter (for example #1 is about the Stonewall Riots of 1969 and LGBT rights), and John has some serious historical knowledge and understanding conveyed in a catchy, upbeat, sometimes pop-like roots rock way. The CD itself is also visually stimulating, a burst and swi
rl of color leaps from the packet, a reminder to listen to the colors that surround us. Best: 1, 3, 6, 7

1. Med - 3:05 Catchy Americana sound echoed in guitar
2. Slow/Med - 3:02 Catchy tune with heartfelt emotion
3. Slow/Med - 3:38 Tambourine heavy, relatable lyrics
4. Slow - 4:04 Acoustic ballad with history laden, emotional lyrics
5. Med - 3:03 Indie-Americana rock, grammatical error in song title (!!!)
6. Med - 3:21 Upbeat song from John Denver’s perspective
7. Med - 3:14 I really like the image of Texas in this heavy ballad
8. Med - 4:00 Meandering mellow americana
9. Slow - 2:58 Nice pleading ballad
10. Slow/Med - 3:26 Mellow, infectious message of understanding

Track Listing
1. Tonight's The Night   6. The Place Where I Belong
2. Save A Life   7. I Think I'll Go Back To Texas
3. Open My Arms And Breathe   8. All The Gold
4. Nowhere To Run   9. Give Me One More Day To Say Goodbye
5. I Need To Lay With You Tonight   10. Your Love Sets Me Free