Letters from the Road - Neptune's Car
Letters from the Road is Neptune's Car's second CD, and was released in 2012. Where the first CD had a folk sound to me, this one has swayed more into the country vibe. The duo of Holly Hanson and Steve Hayes have beautiful vocals and wonderful acoustic guitar music which I could easily set on "repeat" all day long.
The songwriting is simply lovely. Each song tells a tale, drawing you into the world portrayed. You're nestled by a lighthouse. You're musing life in a country bar. You're traveling the rails with Boxcar Betty, or you're finding and losing love in the old west. Each story gives us another facet of the world. Many remind us that life isn't perfect - but we hang in there and make it through.
I loved Flashing in the Dark, about the Rose Island Lighthouse, as well as Boxcar Betty as my two favorites. All of them are lovely, in their own way, from the cutesy Truck Song to the poignant Letters from the Road.
The track list for this CD is:
Flashing in the Dark (Rose Island Lighthouse)
Drinking to Distraction
The Rock and the Echo
One More Glass of Wine
Truck Song
Black Cat Cafe
The Last Orange
Boxcar Betty
Sweet Celia Ann (Aka Mattie Earp)
The 43 (U.S.S. Tappahannock)
In the Blue Room
Letters from the Road
Well recommended.
I purchased this CD with my own funds.
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