Thomas Iverson – Six Thousand Miles (2021)
Thomas Iverson drops you into the story of a lost soul on a years-long journey with his EP Six Thousand Miles. With a profound and soulful soundscape, he has you running as a fugitive, suffering from PTSD and reflecting on the future. The three tracks that make up the EP might just be his most daring musical adventure to date and will toss you along a whirlwind of emotions.
With a back catalogue that brings the best elements of rock, pop, soul and folk together, Iverson is keeping the bar high. Drawing on the last 50 years of popular music, he moulds the best bits of every genre to his whims and musical wishes. Having grown as an artist since his debut, Iverson will have you lost in this amazing tale.
The EP starts with ‘Escape (Prison Break)’ which starts the story of the lost soul as the name suggests. The progressive opening slowly fills you with the pressure the main character of the story is under. The swell of sounds gives way to a really funky beat while the pulsing tones get your head moving. Iverson’s vocals set out the story while highlighting the emotions the character is feeling. Through the textured music and vibrant vocals, you see how the experience he has been through changes him. There are some really amazing movements in the track that brings a big production to your ears while filling you with the lights of the music.
The electronic tones of ‘Sleepless’ are as smooth and funky as the organic instrumentation of the last track while offering a completely different vibe. The pulses and dips of the arrangement highlight the tortured feelings of the narrative while washing you with the tiredness the character feels. There is a great twilight feeling to the music that merges with a rambling of thoughts through the vocals. The verses have a very grounded feeling to them while the chorus sends you soaring in an almost insomniac delirium.
The EP ends with ‘On The Road’ which offers a more reflective feeling than the other two tracks. The melody has a melancholic feeling to it as you are lead into a lament. The electronic edge to the vocals has a retro vibe while the vocals are packed with sadness over a life that does not have any notable achievements. While this is a rather depressing track, it moves to a hopeful flow as you are filled with the sense that life can still change for the better. The harmonisations bring a gospel feeling to the music that makes you think of light cresting the horizon.
Thomas Iverson takes you on an emotional journey through the three tracks of Six Thousand Miles. Each song looks at a different point in the long journey of a lost soul capturing the trauma, sadness and eventual hope they feel. There is a feeling of big productions in each track which is wonderful to hear and has been artfully compressed into easily digestible tracks.
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