Stereo Embers The Podcast 0523: Jonathan Something

“One More Lonesome Cowboy Song”

The Polish/French Modern Artist Balthus once said, “Painting is a source of endless pleasure, but also of great anguish.” When it comes to the music of my guest today on the show, he would likely agree. The creative process is as beautiful as it is brutal and for the Connecticut-born Jonathan Something, sometimes the brutality is too much to take. I’ve interviewed a lot of creative people in my life and nobody has been as frank about what a burden that brutality can sometimes be. I don’t want to say too much, because the way it comes out in this conversation is so honest and real it actually caught me by surprise. So let me back up: the music of Jonathan Something knows no boundaries. Albums like Cannibal House Rules, Art So Small You Can Hardly and Outlandish Poetica have showcased the multi-instrumentalists’s range. Floating effortlessly from indie rock to synth pop to baroque to anti-folk to Neo soul, Jonathan Something is an enigmatic, unpredictable and mercurial artist. His new album One More Lonesome Cowboy Song brings to mind a cosmic mix of The Flying Burrito Brothers and Ween’s 12 Country Greats. The album’s low-fi melodicism, woebegone instrumentation and deep prairie vocals make for a compelling listen and from numbers like “The Garden” to “Country Rose,” One More Lonesome Cowboy Song is textured and timeless.

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