In a music scene that seems to want to constantly aim to push heavier, louder, and more aggressive music than the last year, it is refreshing to come across an album as beautifully crafted and as aware as Jeremy Gorman’s latest release titled …Another Day. Proving that there is still more than enough room for an easy listening sound and story driven songs, …Another Day captures both some very ethereal and some deeply human moments. It feels much like a dream soaked in a bit of red wine.
Opening with a reimagination of Nancy Sinatra’s song You Only Live Twice from the James Bond film of the same name, this haunting song introduces us to Jeremy’s smooth and thoughtful approach to both singing and playing music instruments. There is no denying that this song is absolutely, dreamlike and beautiful and a great introduction to the exceptional album ahead.
Grab yourself a whiskey or wine and lose yourself in the Doors-like vibe of Sam’s Lament. A song that feels very much like it would find its audience in a small seafaring town or a New Orleans Jazz bar. Sam’s Lament is a truly fun song that when you close your eyes transports you to a true live venue experience. It really is something to take in with the right set of headphones on (Over-the-ear AKG’s does the trick for me).
Moving on throughout the album there are some, truly, beautiful high notes, like the opening moments of the track Kings Get Broken or the very thoughtful and introspective chorus of The Man I used to Be. Lines like ‘There is no going back, you simply have to pack’ are so simple and yet so deep, and it makes you pause and reflect, and isn’t that what great art is about? I think it is.
I know that I have mentioned that …Another Day is a beautiful album already, but there is something here that Jeremy Gorman has created that acts as a looking glass into the history of songwriting and poetry itself, and I want to share that fact with you. There is some Tom Petty here, some Doors, some Beatles, some classical, some jazz, some blues, some rock, and it is all woven together to create a wonderful tapestry of sound that inspires the mind to think and the spirit to feel.
Another Day feels very much like a series of diary entries from the artist. Within are moments of deep reflection and moments of celebration. It is an album that acts as a show of gratitude for life itself, along with the understanding of the hardships that it must ultimately bring. It is an album that never gives up the idea of hope and never faulters in being pleasing to the ear, and it would be a shame if you did not give it a listen today.
