Whitmore’s seventh release is a mostly sparse affair - stripped down, immediate and powerful with that deep and magnetic voice. Most songs have only his voice and one instrument. Banjo, guitar, drums. Most songs begin and end with birds chirping. The album begins with birds and roosters and ends with crickets and frogs, just like a day in the country. It’s an outdoorsy album for sure, and most lyrics are about nature and humans relationship with it. I hear old bluesmen, a snippet or two of sparse Springsteen and a lot of an intense performer in Whitmore. A great album, if you’re ready for it. No FCC’s.

*My Favorites*: Every song.

1. (5:14) Mid. 0:25 of bird chirping intro, then lone banjo with birds continuing and crowing rooster. Vocal begins with 3:31 remaining. Although the sound may not be blues, it is a song about blues, with vocal, banjo, birds and a rooster.
2. (3:43) Mid / Fast. Title track. Quick strummed guitar with vocal.
3. (3:33) Mid. Guitar with plodding bass drum giving it a slightly big sound. Vocal is very measured and strong.
4. (4:16) Slow / Mid. Guitar and vocal. Song about the passing of all things. Heavy.
5. (3:20) Mid. Banjo and vocal. A bit jaunty and a great soaring and hearty vocal.
6. (3:56) Mid / Fast. Upbeat, strummed guitar. Song about getting back and the hopefulness of it.
7. (4:03) Mid. Banjo and vocal. Cool bending of the banjo strings. Referencing the birds as they sing in the background. Frog sounds at end.
8. (6:02) Mid. Big sound with guitar, drum, tambourine. Song about the ending of the day and a bunch of other worldly things. The last 1:25 is just crickets and frogs.