Paul DeHaven Shines On His Second LP Echoes and Overtones
Denver folk music veteran Paul DeHaven released his second LP, Echoes and Overtones, March 5th, and celebrated with an album release show at the Ubisububi Room (2015 NE 17th Ave, Denver) that same night.
The first single, “Easy On My Mind” will be out February 21, followed by “Innocent Row”, out February 28.
When Paul DeHaven started crafting his latest release, Echoes and Overtones, it wasn’t clear what he was doing. “I had a glut of songs, and I was in the middle of writing and rehearsing a full band record, when I realized I had a collection of these more mellow, acoustic guitar-based songs that fit really well together.” So, in the midst of weekly band rehearsals, he spent his days at his home studio plucking out this latest collection of tunes.
“I tried not to be too creative in the making of this record. I have a tendency to want to hide behind cool, complex arrangements and clever studio tricks. It can be really fun, but sometimes it gets in the way. This time I just kind of wanted to let the songs speak for themselves”. It’s a record that those close to him have been urging him to make for years, and he says that he finally has the catalogue and confidence in his voice to stay out of the way of the songs, and let the tunes dictate the process.
The album kicks off with the lyrical guitar of “Innocent Row”, which chronicles a character in his last night in prison laying his halo to rest and harkens a Nebraska-era Springsteen populism. The first single, “Easy On My Mind”, is lush with earthy guitars and windswept mandolin. “Souvenir American Gun” and “I Love You Love Me” are songs that Paul has been playing live for years, like long lost siblings that finally found the rest of their family on this record.
Track List:
Innocent Row
Echoes & Overtones
Bleeding Sun
Easy On My Mind
Souvenir American Gun
Murning
I Love You Love Me
In the Summertime
A Minute of Your Smile
