Matt Novak's late 2004 debut, Ten Valley, firmly places him in the ranks of contemporary American singer/songwriters. The whole album is a profound and unassuming gem among the all-too-often hasty of world of modern-day music releases. The release of Ten Valley is the culmination of two years of songwriting, and another year of recording. The final result is an album that proves the careful attention paid to every aspect of each song, never really leaving the listener, but unraveling him/her to the very core of love found and lost, quests of the spirit, parental abuse, homelessness, homecomings, the listless, jailbound, and the broken-hearted. Matt's songs are aptly enriched by the harmonies of Kati Claborn, as well as supported by the stellar dobro playing of Seattle's Mike Grigoni, the bass of Robert "Goldtooth" Ray, one of the Northwest's finest fiddlers Howie Meltzer, Dave Maguire on mandolin, and Laura Smith on the clawhammer banjo. Each song is delicately arranged and enriched by sparse instrumental combinations just full enough to support Matt's emotive heartfelt voice.
Check out the artist's website:
http://mattnovak.net
Track List:
1. Leave Me Love
2. As The Valley Is Long
3. Dusty Midnight Train
4. Holden Wright
5. Your Love Is Home
6. Hobo
7. Jen Marie Marigold
8. Ten Valley
9. When A Soul Is Not At Ease
10. Like Sleeping Dogs We Lie
Suggested CDs:Other Genres:
Check out the artist's website:
http://mattnovak.net
Track List:
1. Leave Me Love
2. As The Valley Is Long
3. Dusty Midnight Train
4. Holden Wright
5. Your Love Is Home
6. Hobo
7. Jen Marie Marigold
8. Ten Valley
9. When A Soul Is Not At Ease
10. Like Sleeping Dogs We Lie
Suggested CDs:Other Genres:
- FOLK: Modern Folk
- FOLK: Traditional Folk
- TYPE: ACOUSTIC