As the year comes to an end, I’ve been revisiting some of my favorite albums of the year. It came to my attention that I somehow skipped by Scott Ballew’s Leisure Rodeo. I’ve listened to this album a good amount of times since it’s release and I’m still picking up on new favorite parts & pieces. Maybe it’s the perfectly timed trumpet or the background vocals that I hadn’t noticed before. Or maybe it’s a different 1 liner that grabs you like some advice from your pops – that never quite had the effect it should’ve when you were a kid. Leisure Rodeo is full of those, witful lyrical tidbits that possess the vitality to make one shed a tear, sit quietly in thought or find the humor and have a good laugh at yourself. I did the latter a couple times. Not to take away from the musicianship because I truly enjoy this album top to bottom but I’ve said it before – this is one of the more lyrically satisfying albums for me in a very long time.
– Meanwhile
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“I don’t want to be alone but I can’t stand the company”
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