Mark Martyre - Rivers (2017)

The Canadian singer / songwriter Mark Martyre is famous for his raw vocal style. His lyrics are well thought out and already found their way to four studio albums. His debut made his debut in 2012 with 'Down Record', which was followed by 'London' in 2013, followed by 'Red Letters' in 2014. Mark then lost a year, but in 2016 he stood there again with 'Bluebird'. And now one year later he releases 'Rivers' on us. He himself plays Mark Guitar and Harmonica, and further guides himself to piano, electric guitar, drums, bass, accordion and violin. Let us know immediately, 'Rivers' is not a happy album, you're well-groomed. It causes you a disturbing feeling, the same feeling you get when the rain is falling out of the air all day while you like to go outside. The subjects Mark addresses are therefore not the best things you can experience. People must miss or lose, try not to forget, even if you sometimes want to forget, the restlessness, memories and the permanent search for the right place, it's all hidden somewhere in Mark's poetic texts. Vocaal leans something against Tom Waits, but sometimes he lets the singing parties to Stacey Dowswell. 'Rivers' is definitely not an inferior album, but you only have to go well to enjoy plenty of 10 songs, which is often not self-evident.

TRACKLIST

01. Come Lie Beside Me, Dear
02. Carry On
03. The Next Song
04. Anywhere but Here
05. Take It All Away
06. Nowhere Else to Go, But Up
07. Trying to Explain
08. (I Think) We Might Be Ok
09. For Her and the River
10. Never Forget You