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Storm in the Hills - Brinsley Schwarz

from Motel Americana (Various Artists) by Fretsore Records

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Brinsley Schwarz returns with a new solo album Tangled this Autumn. His first album for Fretsore Records, the release follows on from the guitarist, singer and songwriter’s belated debut solo album Unexpected, released in 2016.

His passion for writing and recording reignited following two albums and tours with the reformed Graham Parker & The Rumour and following the success of his solo debut, playing most of the instruments himself, Brinsley worked with former Parker keyboard-player and Waterboys and Jackie Leven producer James Hallawell to deliver nine original songs of the richness and maturity of someone with decades of experience, of stage, studio and, well, life itself.

“Having written some songs but failed to record at home, I concluded that computers and I are not from the same planet,” says Brinsley. “To the rescue, through a chance meeting, came James Hallawell; he helped me record my first album Unexpected. We just carried on recording, this second solo album, Tangled, which includes my version of one of my favourite Graham Parker songs, 'Love Gets You Twisted', is the result.”

Released back in January, the first single, the observational ‘Storm In The Hills’, chimed perfectly with the state of the world as we learned to come to terms with a world health crisis and political bewilderment; it’s mirrored in the tender, optimistic ‘Crazy World’, written and recorded during full lockdown. ‘You Can’t Take It Back’, meanwhile, reflects on our own ecological threat to the planet, while the inspiration of ‘Stranded’ is closer to home, showcasing Brinsley’s familiar, exquisite guitar-playing.

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STORM IN THE HILLS
I've been living up here in the back of beyond
It's been twenty long years since I seen anyone
It didn't snow last Winter, didn't rain at all last fall
So I come back down to see what in the hell's been going on

As I came into town could not believe my eyes
they got a whole new meaning for the word highrise
Redwoods are tall but these buildings are so damn high
What's gone wrong with the ground make everyone wanna touch the sky

Seen a fancy little gadget called a mobile phone
It doesn't ring when you're called it plays a hit tune
People use them when they're out and when they're in at home
Got me to wondering why everyone's so scared of being alone

Thunder on the mountain
Storm in the hills
Fighting in the valley, there's a killing in the alley
And if you stop to take a breath
You might catch a glimpse of what you're running from

Picked up a newspaper, read the headlines
The world's hotting up, give us a bad old time
I could scarcely believe it but everybody tells me it's true
Well I never did, but now I gotta worry what the Chines do

I read about lies and sleaze and something called spin
A way of explaining the mess that it's in
A brand new word invented by a politician
If you don't mean what you say how can you say what you mean

Thunder on the mountain
Storm in the hills
Fighting in the valley, goddamn killing in the alley
And if you stop to take a breath
You might catch a glimpse of what you're running from

Well it's gotta be me, or you, hell yes every one
Someone's got to do it 'cos it's got to be done
The way that we're living is killing and the dying's just begun
And if you stop to take a breath you might catch a glimpse of what you're running from

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from Motel Americana (Various Artists), released January 27, 2022
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'Tangled'
brinsleyschwarz.bandcamp.com/album/tangled

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