“When you sing a melody in your head, you can either put three chords around it or nine. This time, I aimed for nine.” Nashville guitarist Jeremy Ivey (formerly in Buffalo Clover) used those months when touring was not possible to stretch himself compositionally, while reflecting on his own tumultuous life lyrically. Producer Andrija Tokic added his magical vision with kaleidoscopic ideas, and invited a diverse selection of top musicians to play along. It led to ten quality songs that make up the new album Invisible Pictures, which is probably housed in the Americana section of your favorite record store, but on which you’ll also hear influences from orchestral classical music, British 60’s pop, flamenco and indie rock. This is baroque folk in which harmony vocals, violins and handclaps merge into a compelling, hopeful sound, like the spring sun melts the winter snow and dispels the dark cold. “The perpetual motion, the intricate melodies, the sprawling arrangements. This album is the real me.” Said Jeremy Ivey. He can be very proud of himself.
Invisible Pictures is out now digitally, on CD and vinyl LP through ANTI- Records.