As I sit here listening to Allen Toussaint’s excellent new record The Bright Mississippi I realize I’ve selected the only jazzy song from the new Peter Mulvey record to share with you. Perhaps I was influenced by the New Orleans vibe of Toussaint. Or perhaps I needed a pick me up. Either way “some People” has got a jauntiness that sets it apart from the other fine (yet typical singer-songwriter fare) found on his new record Letters From A Flying Machine. Peter is another of the amazing artists being represented in the states by Signature Sounds Records. What may set Peter apart from his contemporaries is the fact that he’s been recognized as an outstanding acoustic guitar player as well as a singer and writer.
“Some People” is clever and funny with both political and philosophical musings. In the end when all is said and done the song is very zen. Peter will be on the road all summer including a particularly arduous and lengthy spell when he’ll be traveling (guitar and all) on his bike.
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