Singer-songwriter Jonah Sage is quite a wise songwriter for one so young, and through the fourteen tracks on his new album “Leaving Myself Behind” Jonah takes us on a trip of self-deprecation, self-discovery and self-consciousness. Sometimes the lyrics can seem a bit trite, but overall they tell an honest story of a young man in search of where he fits in this world. And we do get to contemplate nicely written lines like this from the track ‘Honest With Myself’:
I’m so sick of all these things/I keep so close to me/you’d think that they were my very breath/and I’m not sure you’d like to see/the man inside the real me/and I’m so scared that I really don’t deserve it
The CD has a very sweet groove to it and is well arranged and produced by Rick Brantley and the tracks are well played by a slew of fine session musicians. Jonah has a modern-sounding singing voice that you could easily hear leading one of those pseudo-punk bands that VH-1 plays ad nausea, but he tempers it with very well thought out melodies and band arrangements that complement the lyrical content. This is an excellent first effort and I definitely look forward to hearing what comes next as Jonah matures as a songwriter and musician. You can visit Jonah’s website for more info or get the CD at CDBaby.com
It’s nice to hear an unlooked for instrument every now and then and you can hear some fine udu drum playing from Josh Seurkamp and also an instrument called a didjibodhran which I had to research and was lead to a great site on clay instruments, thanks!
~Darryl
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