Alias Patrick Kelly - An Unclaimed Inheritance
PREMIERE | ALIAS PATRICK KELLY DROPS ‘AN UNCLAIMED INHERITANCE’
Based in Atlanta, Americana singer-songwriter Alias Patrick Kelly will release his new EP May 24. Entitled An Unclaimed Inheritance, the EP premieres today on Rawckus.
Alias Patrick Kelly
Thematically, An Unclaimed Inheritance is about family and the emotions inherent in intimate relationships, such as mercy, compassion, marriage, PTSD, and expectation.
Patrick explains the “Alias” component in Alias Patrick Kelly, saying, “As a songwriter, sometimes it feels like I almost don’t have a hand in writing the song, you know? Every now and then I get a song idea that just drops in my lap, kind of effortlessly. It almost feels like it didn’t come from me.“
After years of playing bass for James Hall, The Goodies, The Halls of Jupiter, Open Sky Separators, and The Greater Vavoom, Patrick felt compelled to do his own thing. The result was his first album Corruptibility Index, a collection of 11-tracks defined by creativity and fearless musical adventure. According to Patrick, “I did it because I wanted to know if I could.”
Encompassing six-tracks, An Unclaimed Inheritance opens with “Lamb,” a song about a young man who grew up without a father, and now sits in jail charged with murder. The track opens on radiant a cappella voices flowing into a rock-flavored Americana tune with a driving rhythm and spangled guitars.
The subtle ache in Patrick’s voice makes this a gorgeously haunting song.
“Invisible” opens on a soft So-Cal alt-rock melody laced with tints of Latin savors. An undulating rhythm infuses the tune with tantalizing cadence, as gentle glimmering guitars ride overhead. Patrick’s voice projects timbres of concern, understanding, and urgent causality.
“Old Boy” rides contagious, low-level Americana aromas supported by a rolling rhythm. Patrick’s voice exudes mellow compassion traveling on smooth, delicious tones. This is my favorite track on the EP because of its velvety sonic flow.
“Gasoline” kicks it up a notch, featuring a compact alt-country-rock melody on a potent streaming rhythm reminiscent of Bruce Springsteen or John Mellencamp, but more nuanced with subtle surging dynamism.
“Tallest of Trees” delivers soothing colors atop a supple, rolling rhythm. A tight luminous guitar tone suffuses the tune with a seductive glow, as Patrick’s dulcet tones glide overhead. Cashmere layers of divergent guitar riffs coalesce, imbuing the harmonics with cap-a-pie delicious melodicism.
“West” opens on a tasty acoustic guitar, followed by Patrick’s indulgent voice, buttery and burnished with scrumptious rounded timbres. As the tune proceeds, it ramps up with muscular guitars and expanding resonance. The subtle ache in Patrick’s voice makes this a gorgeously haunting song.
An Unclaimed Inheritance is brilliantly wrought, rife with alluring rhythms, shimmering guitars, and the provocative voice of Alias Patrick Kelly.
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