Chris Titchner’s new release, “Already Gone”, combines catchy songwriting with a complete disregard of stylisitic homogeny. Folk, pop, New Orleans jazz…they all coexist on an album anchored by Titchner’s consistent acoustic guitar work, ear-grabbing lyrics, and solid vocals.
The result is a focus on the song itself. This isn’t a guitar album per se, or a “folk” album, or a personality-driven album – it’s simply an album of good songs.
- I’ll Come Back Around (2:39)
- Hold Up (3:58)
- Kerosene (3:56)
- Marianne (3:40)
- Strong Cup of Coffee (4:22)
- With You (5:11)
- Day Old Ticker Tape Parade (3:44)
- No Easy Way Out (4:46)
- This Summer Sucks (4:14)
- I Don’t Mind (3:48)
- Must Be the Devil (3:25)
- It’s All On (You You’ve Ruined Everything) (5:09)
- Waiting (4:07)
If there’s a consistent style that ties together the disparate themes, it’s a loose, quirky, 1990’s, Counting Crows, acoustic-guitar-band vibe.
And if, like me, you were an active music listener in the 90’s, then Titchner’s songwriting style has a nostalgic comfort to it. A throwback to a time when a good song, played on a guitar and sung from the heart, could simultaneously top the charts and speak truth to the ache and anxiety of the modern heart.
Listen to “Already Gone”:
ON BANDCAMP: christitchner.bandcamp.com
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More About Christ Titchner
Chris Titchner is a Singer-Songwriter living in Raleigh, NC. Growing up in Vermont, Titchner was influenced by 90s music like Counting Crows, Barenaked Ladies, and Del Amitri, and New England Folk like Dar Williams, Jim Infantino, Jonatha Brooke, and Ellis Paul. In college he formed several bands, released multiple albums, and performed around New England regularly.
After moving down to North Carolina, Titchner began exploring the rich variety of music his new home had to offer and began to incorporate some of what he heard into his own music. He released his first solo album, Moving Day, which was named Runner-Up Folk Album Of The Year in that years Indy Music Awards. Many years of performing followed and finally, in 2019, Titchner returned to the studio. This time around he recorded with Chris Rosser at Hollow Reed Studio in Asheville, NC.
Already Gone features 13 new songs ranging in style from Folk to Pop to Americana to New Orleans Jazz. Though set to be released in February, 2020, it has already won some accolades. In December of 2019, two songs featured on the album received Honorable Mention in the 36th Mid-Atlantic Song Contest.
The album will be released on February, 25th and can be pre-ordered at christitchner.bandcamp.com
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