The lockdown album has turn into one thing of a cliche, often which means a depressed, brooding affair. This fifth album from Australian banjo player-cum-sonic wizard Andrew Tuttle is reflective however by no means depressed – certainly, he describes it as “a reverse doomscroll” – and it brims with the sense of launch and pleasure that comes from the tiniest escape from confinement.
Fully instrumental, it’s primarily a soundscape pushed and formed by Tuttle’s suave, melodic banjo, however set amid a widescreen wash of electronica, guitar, violin and extra. Opener In a single day’s a Weekend is nearly thunderous, an ominous soundtrack in search of a movie. With some great pedal metal elements from Nashville innovators Luke Schneider and Chuck Johnson (the latter additionally combined the album), a lot of Fleeting Journey conjures up photos of a Tennessee prairie, although it’s as a lot the shimmering vastness of Australia’s outback that’s being evoked on cuts comparable to Freeway Flex.
Generally, too, as on Tuttle’s Alexandra (from 2020), it’s the tranquil suburbs of Brisbane that present the inspiration. The sparest, most percussive piece, There’s All the time a Crow, has Tuttle’s solo banjo describing and finally conversing with the standard creature.
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