Martin Sexton’s Recipe for American Candy
A big, sluggish alternative rock song full of chunky chords, Candy lets Martin Sexton’s overpowering voice… overpower. Sexton’s range, from low to high, vibratto, falsetto, and a bunch of other latin words, sends shivers every time I hear them. Candy is one of the many highlights from Sexton’s album The American. Sexton is more than a powerful singer, though, he is a master story teller.
Hey little jail bait
Tell me a story
Let me bum a smoke and we can chat a while
I only need a moment
One moment in your glory
Lyrics delicate, precise, but obscured by the smoke as well. A metaphor so clear it’s meaning nearly disappears. When it does, Sexton’s voice remains, roaring and rising, raging and resigning.
Sounds like the love child of: Dave Matthews and Van Morrison
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- This entry was posted on February 21, 2008 at 6:30 am by Evan.
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