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Jeffrey Foucault released his most recent album on May 3rd and it is very quickly becoming one of the strongest Americana albums I have heard in a long time.
Horse Latitudes should satiate the fans looking for original content and even make them wonder why he hasn’t done it sooner. Known recently for collaborations and cover albums (albeit pretty darn good ones), it is nice to see some absolutely excellent music from Foucault again. This album is 10 tracks of beautifully spun stories over waning guitar, gently strummed acoustics and Foucault’s gruff and well focused vocals.
When I first heard the title track a while back, I wasn’t sure what to think. Still a good track but I think it is his burning country ballads that really make this album for me. Songs like “Goners Most”, “Passerines” and “Heart to the Husk” are some of the best songs around in this genre. Throw in “Last Night I Dreamed of Television”, “Idaho” and “Tea and Tobacco” and you have filled out an album of songs that all rate at least 8.5/10 in my books. This album is a must if you are a fan and if you enjoy my analogy of warming whiskey on a back porch scenario – you must get this album as soon as you can. Listen to one of my most played songs this spring below:
“Goners Most” – Jeffrey Foucault, from 2011’s “Horse Latitudes”
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And this video for ‘Last Night I Dreamed of Television’:
Find more on Jeffrey Foucault on his Website & Facebook.
Purchase his albums via The Mighty Albert here (Get Miles From Lightning and Ghost Repeater as well) or iTunes here.
~Smansmith