songs from the land [2021]
Songs from the Land is Luis Mojica’s third full length release, following the David Baron- and Simone Felice-produced How a Stranger Is Made. On this record, the gifted pianist stands up from the keyboard, and, indeed, cedes control of the instrumental dimension almost entirely to producer and multi-instrumentalist Evan Glenn Adams, an empathetic and highly skilled collaborator who colors these intimate songs with deft acoustic filigree and morphing evolution in texture and tone.
For seekers and fans of the "freak folk" genre, Songs from the Land is an absolute natural, but, as a finely crafted cycle of progressive acoustic folk songs and a provocatively personal exploration of an escape from late stage capitalism, the record has resonances and appeal far beyond those sweet spots.
For seekers and fans of the "freak folk" genre, Songs from the Land is an absolute natural, but, as a finely crafted cycle of progressive acoustic folk songs and a provocatively personal exploration of an escape from late stage capitalism, the record has resonances and appeal far beyond those sweet spots.