How fascinating it is to follow the expedition of Canadian songwriter/musician Liam Duncan under the Boy Golden moniker – from that quirky but catchy first single and the dopey but out of the ordinary debut LP Church of Better Daze, via the more mature For Jimmy EP that announced a new direction, to new full-length album For Eden in which Americana leads us to a kind of paradise. Its ten original songs tell personal, self-reflective stories about dreams, endearment and adventures, heartfelt but humorous (“My dear if I’m honest, I hate being honest” – from Toyota). The music is acoustic and warm, but it is the truly amazing and captivating lyrics that make this record wantlist-worthy. Listen to The Way for example, a folk song set in Amsterdam, and how an atmospheric scene is created there in a few striking sentences (“I was looking for the right words // You found them first // Looking for the answers man, and maybe we were finding them // That’s just the way I am”).

For Eden is out now digitally, on CD and vinyl LP, through Six Shooter Records.

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