Skip to main content

Maverick Ad

Home

Main navigation

  • Home
  • Cover Stories
  • Features
  • News
  • Reviews
  • Cashbox Legacy Awards
  • Past Covers
  • Weekly Archive
Alt-Folk Rocker Oliver James Brooks Shares New Songs with “I Don’t But I Will”

Breadcrumb

  • Home
  • Alt-Folk Rocker Oliver James Brooks Shares New Songs with “I Don’t But I Will”
Oliver James Brooks
Fri Jun 12, 2020
Cashbox Canada

Toronto alt-folk rocker Oliver James Brooks lays bare his personal state of mind this past winter in his new acoustic, live off the floor album, I Don’t But I Will — available now.

“It’s an intimate, acoustic-only album that was… Born out of necessity,” Brooks offers. “There’s something very personal and powerful — and a little scary — when you go into the studio, let everything out from inside, and leave with something that ultimately timestamps your feelings at that exact moment.

“When it came to the recording process, I wanted to ensure everything captured was completely honest and genuine. I didn’t want what I was feeling to hide behind any special effects or anything like that.

“It’s the reason why I recorded the album live off the floor,” he continues, noting the February 2nd, 2020 recording date at Toronto’s Berkeley Sound with Jack Emblem (engineering, mixing) and Joāo Carvalho (mastering) on deck. “No over-dubbing, just two microphones, one guitar, and one harmonica.”

I Don’t But I Will follows this year’s single release, “Set Free” — including its message for the masses that continues to be ever-present. “That song was written in response to the current state of our planet. The turmoil in which we live has reached an unfathomable level… Some days it becomes unbearable to even exist.

Listen to “Flyin’ Real Low” here:

Oliver James Brooks first set the scene with his 2019 take-notice debut, A Turn in the Bend. Written and mostly recorded while living in Brooklyn, New York, the eight-track LP quickly cemented the singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist’s ability to capture and creatively express nuance in an intuitive, layered and carefully considered way.

“A Turn in the Bend was inspired by the prevalent contrast between two landscapes: Brooklyn and the small town in Ontario where I grew up,” he recalls. “When it comes to the recording process — including I Don’t But I Will — capturing sounds that are unrehearsed and unexpected is just as important as the words themselves.

“It’s what I feel gives music impulse and emotion.

“A song or album can easily lose its meaning if the sound becomes too clinical or robotic, so everything is recorded with great care in order to maintain its originality and realness.”

For more on Oliver James Brooks visit:
oliverjamesbrooksmusic.com/
instagram.com/oliverjamesbrooksmusic/
open.spotify.com/artist/66wkQJjofN8C1tE2Mcsn8d?si=Ihk-fsKIRp6M252HDldM6A
amazon.com/s?k=Oliver+James+Brooks&i=digital-music&search-type=ss&ref=ntt_srch_drd_B07NKN883P
music.apple.com/ca/artist/oliver-james-brooks/1452904131

Reviews
Album
Oliver James Brooks
Month: Feb 2023
Mr! Mouray Toronto’s Mr! Mouray Releases Beatles + Badfinger-Influenced “Cats Can’t…
James Blonde Don’t Miss Out On Niagara Falls-Based James Blonde’s New Single “FOMO” And…
Ian Arden Toronto-Based Folk Artist Ian Arden Takes On A Delicate Hope In “Nadia”
Manchester Orchestra Manchester Orchestra Announce The Valley Of Vision New Album And Virtual…
Month: Mar 2023
K.K. Hammond Get Ready for a Deep Dive into the Darkness with The Curse of K.K. Hammond
Full Throttle Power Poppers Full Throttle Release “All I Want” And Announce Ontario Shows
Logan Richard Logan Richard is “Learning to Love” with the Release of his New EP
MOORE AVE Canadian Punk Rockers MOORE AVE Won’t Settle For “Second Best” In New Single
Ray Lemelin Calgary-Based Folk and Roots Artist Ray Lemelin Releases Dark/Out of Phase
Jo Ryder Toronto Electro-Shoegazers Jo Ryder Release Single “Fictional Dreamer”
Wrené Nova Wrené Nova’s “Deflect, Dissolve” Explores the Pain of Heartache in Brooding…
Jean-Michel Pilc Pianist Jean-Michel Pilc Releases Symphony, An Entirely Improvised Solo
Anna Goldsmith Pop Songstress Anna Goldsmith Unleashes the Power of Positivity with High-Energy…
Harry Hannah Singer-Songwriter Harry Hannah Tells The Story Of True Love On “Orion and Alya”
John Preston John Preston Captures Endurance and Perseverance in New Single “Be Real”

Pagination

  • First page « First
  • Previous page ‹ Previous
  • …
  • Page 89
  • Page 90
  • Page 91
  • Page 92
  • Current page 93
  • Page 94
  • Page 95
  • Page 96
  • Page 97
  • …
  • Next page Next ›
  • Last page Last »

CEO/PUBLISHER/EDITOR IN CHIEF
SANDY GRAHAM

email:sandygrahamemg@gmail.com 

Canadian Journalists:

Contributing Journalist - Canada and Global
Don Graham
email: dongrahamwriter@gmail.com

Contributing Journalist - Canada and Global
Lisa Hartt
email: lisahartt87@hotmail.com

Contributing Journalist - Canada 
Michael Williams
email: greydread@gmail.com

 

 

 

 

International Journalists:

Contributing Journalist - Sweden
Malin Osth
email: malin@musicdays.se

Contributing Journalist - Sweden
Jonas Tancred
email: jonas@musicdays.se

Contributing Journalist - USA
Rob Durkee 
email: rockster2746@gmail.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

Web Developer/Technical Support
Chris Wardman

email: info@chriswardman.com
website: chriswardman.com

Cashbox Cover Design and Graphic Artist
Jain McMillan

email: jainmcmillan@gmail.com

Contributing Photographer 
Tracey Savein - South Paw Productions
southpawproductions@rogers.com

 

 

 

Footer menu

  • Home
  • Features
  • News
  • Reviews
  • Cashbox Archive
  • Issue Archive
  • Past Covers