Carter Will is a solo artist based in the Chicago area. He starting playing guitar in 2018 and began songwriting in 2020. Soon afterwards he released Impressionism. The album is straightforward, mostly consisting of minor and major chords and vocals.
“Route 59” is the opener and Will strums a couple jangly chords and slowly speeds up as it progresses. The melody sounds like nursery rhymes in some sense. It’s familiar and one where you can sing along the first time you hear it. On “Friends and Followers” Will strums a little harder with some distortion on his guitar. It is more or less a rock song minus a rhythm section. “Couldn't Drown Me” was a good one. It reminded me of early Neutral Milk Hotel. “Morning of Regret” revolves around being hungover, regret and connection. It’s a catchy tune with solid lyrics. The Neutral Milk Hotel is back with “The Fox” with a slightly out of tune guitar and solid dynamics. As the album progresses a lot of the songs blend together because of the simplicity of the songs. There are some slight deviations in tone and texture. For instance, “My Attica” contains some tremolo as well as one of the more defined hooks. The title track “Impressionism” might be a highlight. I thought the melancholy and emotional resonance of the song worked really well. There’s some yearning in his voice on this song. “Arrow Of Time” and “Only One” were highlights. The closer entitled “Here For You” was a more melancholy tune as well but also one of the high points of the album I first picked up a guitar back in the mid ’90s when I was fourteen. It took years of constant practice and dedication to improve my skills. From my own experience it seems obvious Will is just starting out but still has a solid grasp on songwriting. On that note there’s a lot for him to explore in terms of the musical landscape. This was a solid first effort with well written songs that while very simple have some heart and honesty to them that makes them attractive. I look forward to hearing more in the not too distant future.
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