This could be one of the best kept secrets in California. His name is Tim Carr and he has worked alongside with the likes of Julian Casablancas, HAIM, Nick Cave, and Lucinda Williams. He takes his incorporation of battling anxiety, along with minimalistic 60’s pop/easy listening approaches, and going into the depths of his soul to create the single “Long Enough Along For The Ride”.
Tim Carr has quietly seen mainstream success, having performed on “Late Show with David Letterman” while in the band The Americans, being featured in the documentary “American Epic”, and featured on the “Watershed” soundtrack, which featured Robert Redford. Tim Carr has released his highly anticipated EP entitled “Swing & Turn” and has released “Long Enough Along For The Ride” as a single via Soundcloud and Spotify.
The single sounds like someone coming down during an after-hours party, however the arrangments sound so peaceful and lush, while Tim Carr balances out those laidback arrangements with that feeling of melancholy and that anxious feeling where someone is on the fence in regards to a major decision. The lyrics are poignant, the arrangements sound peaceful yet depressing, and there is that incorporation of throwback 1960’s pop/AM radio that will certainly appeal to the masses. With melodies full of grace, and the instrumentation ever so poignant and fragile, this song was quite easy for me to get into, simply because this is what art is supposed to be in music. “Long Enough Along For The Ride” makes me anxious to hear more from Tim Carr’s EP, and for this reason, I rate this single a solid 8.5/10 stars.
Tim Carr along with The Americans are touring Europe through November 19th with St. Paul & The Broken Bones. Check out the tour dates below.
Sun. 10/28- den Atelier in Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Tue. 10/30- Technikum in Munich, Germany
Wed. 10/31- Alte Feuerwache in Mannheim, Germany
Fri. 11/2- Melkweg in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Sat. 11/3- TakeRoot Festival in Groningen, Netherlands
Sun. 11/4- Ancienne Belgique in Brussels, Belgium
Tue. 11/6- Die Kantine in Cologne, Germany
Wed. 11/7- Columbia Theater in Berlin, Germany
Thu. 11/8- Fabrik in Hamburg, Germany
Sat. 11/10- Cosmopolite Scene in Oslo, Norway
Sun. 11/11- Debaser in Stockholm, Sweden
Thu. 11/15- Albert Hall in Manchester, United Kingdom
Sat. 11/17- Rock City in Nottingham, United Kingdom
Mon. 11/19- Roundhouse in London, United Kingdom
For tickets and further information on any of the shows listed above, click here.
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