MP3: The Late Call - Put your lights on
More quiet melancholic music for you today, in keeping with this week's unofficial theme. The Late Call is the project of Stockholm-based singer/songwriter Johannes Mayer and his debut album "Leaving notes" was released earlier this month through German label Tapete Records. "Put your lights on" is the opening track and by far my favorite -- it's got a bit of José González' understated beauty, but the vocals are far more forward and the mood far less introspective, thus giving it an immediate pop appeal. But really, I just like singer/songwriters who can manage to wrangle so much out of a nearly unadorned fingerpicked guitar + vocal composition. No tricks, no distractions, just the bare essence of the song. Nothing else is needed.
The Late Call - Put your lights on