Singer and songwriter R. Finn supplies his own reflections of folk tradition, having mounted a makeshift collecting trip for his new record, aptly titled Collecting Trip. Over the span of 10 years, his journey is a bit more intimate, centered on personal heartache, pain, loss and observations of the world. “Life is just a lonely street / So, shake the dust off of your feet, and roam / Go it alone,” he describes on honky-tonk blues ditty “Lonely Heart Blues,” front-porch swingin’ with horns and saloon-style piano crescendos. “Come and go just as you please / Drink of all life’s pleasantries and get stoned / Go it alone.”
Joined with co-producer Jim Keltner, an iconic session drummer known for his work on Bob Dylan, John Lennon and Neil Young records, Finn converted a crumbling industrial factory into the Heritage Recording Co., modeled after ’50s and ’60s spaces, and set to work on his debut LP. “What I enjoyed most about [this album] is to get to continue to be a student of a craft I enjoy so much,” Finn said of the album, which is touched by smokey, trembling nuances from such talented musicians as Benmont Tench (Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers), Sean and Sara Watkins (Nickel Creek), Reeve Carney and guitarist brother Zane, Madison Cunningham and Anna Nalick. The 10-song record heaves and sighs with the weight of tremendous sadness. “She’ll stick like a disease, then bring you to your knees/ Leave you begging, please, for the hard times again,” Finn sobs into twisting chain rhythms, akin to hard labor of the Industrial Revolution, muggy and thick on the forehead. It’s got the scent of Appalachian music, dressed up with Finn’s rare approach.
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