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While the Music Lasts

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His music is so musically studied and focused, it may be better than most music going on right now. Listening to his music you can imagine him attending prestigeous music schools, like Johnn Mayer, but he's different, his tunes are truly solid.
A tune like Wild eyes or More brings back a lot of rockabilty that you sometimes feel from less singles-oriented Stones albums, I mean he sounds lighter in a modern tone, but he sure rocks hard. Jesse Harris used to be sophisticated, but on this album, surely his best yet, he's way creative. One of the best albums of the year that I know. It deserves a fan base as big as the White Stripes.

Norah Jones' guitarist Jesse Harris brought together his band the Ferdinandos for another album, While the Music Lasts. I didn't really know he had ANY albums out at first, but I saw this recommended to me on here, so I decided to give it a spin.

Instead of being an album that has a few long songs, this is one of those albums that has a lot of short songs. Some people might say that Jesse ends these songs too soon without actually making a point, but I think the songs are pretty good. "Don't Need That" is nice to chill to, as is one of my favorites, "Always Seem to Get Things Wrong". And as far as playing "I Never Changed My Mind", well, I did just that.

Jesse's singing isn't for everyone, and sometimes his vocals can tend to get annoying, like on "Wish I Was a Bird". But everything else is pretty decent, making While the Music Lasts a nice album to give you some serenity. Pick it up.

Anthony Rupert

Jesse Harris crafts timeless songs that stick with you. His voice seems to soar right above a whisper and is full of character. This album features strong performances by his band and many guests including Norah Jones, Bill Frisell, and string arrangements by Van Dyke Parks. Perfect for late nights or with your Sunday paper.

Jesse Harris crafts timeless songs that stick with you. His voice seems to soar right above a whisper and is full of character. This album features strong performances by his band and many guests including Norah Jones, Bill Frisell, and string arrangements by Van Dyke Parks. Perfect for late nights or with your Sunday paper.