Just today, as I was replying to some comments on my blog, this man and his guitar was suggested to me by the deity, the algorithm. It's a rare event when I'm grateful for the algo guessing my taste.
It looks like I'm a little late to the party. He's been putting out fire for years, it seems, and somehow flew under my radar.
As someone with a soft spot for few chords and the truth, Jesse has to be at the level of Bob Dylan in his younger years, and I don't think I'm exaggerating.
This song broke me...
If you are going to listen, you have to listen. Put on headphones and truly listen. There is no flare, no beautiful voice, no flash, none of the adornment "modern music" requires. This is as raw and as powerful as it gets.
I've played this song and others so many times today, I'm alone responsible for his count ticker moving up so much today.
Do yourself a favor...
Don't go away without listening to this one:
As the top commenter said: It feels like a song that has existed for a hundred years.
I'm touched....
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