The newest solo effort from Big Thief guitarist Buck Meek is a truly wondrous sight to behold. As a follow-up to his 2021 album “Two Saviors”, “Haunted Mountain” is a wide landscape of rock ‘n’ roll. Meek might not be the centre of attention while sharing a stage with his Big Thief bandmates, but on “Haunted Mansion” he has the legs to explore every type of mood he can conjure. With three teaser tracks out already, the singer/songwriter has already proven that his solo work is daring, contemplative and spiritual. From the bluesy guitar leads on “Haunted Mountain” to the pensive balladry of “Paradise,” Meek is on another level. Beyond August, as far as folk-rock records in 2023 go, “Haunted Mountain” is the one we’re most excited about.
“Paradise”, was the second single from Buck Meek’s record “Haunted Mountain”, is out now Buck says, “Sometimes when you half-hear something spoken, something unspoken inside the words is revealed. Your mind fills in the blank, finishes the sentence, infers deep meaning – though you still can’t fully explain it. Jolie Holland sent me some of the lyrics for this song, about feeling in awe of the vastness within a loved one, and I wrote it thinking about how love often feels too big to comprehend, like death, or life after death, or space.”
“Paradise”, the second single from Buck’s record “Haunted Mountain”,
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