Jack Johnson - To The Sea Reviewed
July 8th 2010 06:28
The road has been a natural progression for Jack Johnson
To some, Jack Johnson is just another surfer dude from Hawaii who occasionally makes a few radio-friendly, bland acoustic songs. To others, such as myself, his songs add a lot of meaning and relaxation to an otherwise stressful life. His 5th studio album, To The Sea, is musically a natural step forward from his previous album, Sleep Through The Static.
TO THE SEA: Rating....8/10
Tracklist
1. You And Your Heart
2. To The Sea
3. No Good With Faces
4. At Or With Me
5. When I Look Up
6. From The Clouds
7. My Little Girl
8. Turn Your Love
9. The Upsetter
10. Red Wine, Mistakes, Mythology
11. Pictures of People Taking Pictures
12. Anything But The Truth
13. Only The Ocean
1. You And Your Heart
2. To The Sea
3. No Good With Faces
4. At Or With Me
5. When I Look Up
6. From The Clouds
7. My Little Girl
8. Turn Your Love
9. The Upsetter
10. Red Wine, Mistakes, Mythology
11. Pictures of People Taking Pictures
12. Anything But The Truth
13. Only The Ocean
In a move further away from the simple "acoustic guitar and voice" songs Jack Johnson spent his first few albums doing, this time around the band (Merlo Podlewski on bass, Zach Gill on keys, and Adam Topol on drums) features more prominently on most songs. First single, You And Your Heart, is an example of this: instead of being just an acoustic strummer, Jack has included some catchy electric guitar riffs and crafted his music into more complete pop/rock, while still maintaining the acoustic guitar as a basis for most songs. That's not to say that this is a repetitive album: some slower acoustic songs are also included, such as My Little Girl, but it's the aforementioned pop/rock which really drives the album. Along with the two songs I've mentioned, highlights include the title track, To The Sea, and At Or With Me, which also features lable-mate, G Love on harmonica. Recorded at Johnson's home studios, The Mango Tree in Hawaii and the Solar Powered Plastic Plant in LA and released on his own record label, Brushfire Records, To The Sea is a catchy record for all fans of Jack Johnson's music, and even if you aren't a fan, I still recommend a listen on the band's MySpace page.
Bren.
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