Old Chestnut (studio album) by Ned Collette

An album that resembles autumn. You've had your good times, now you' re lonely and sad, but is it that bad or is it a chance to move away from mundane issues, pull yourself together, dive deep into self-discovery and maybe prepare yourself for the next time "summer" finds you - no matter if it's a so very different "summer" than the previous one? It might be just the romantic silly me, but I did trace some subtle signs of optimism in there, too. A seemingly simple sound, but it's neither "keep it simple because I'm lazy" nor "keep it simple to make it accessible to everyone". It's a principled choice going for substance over style applying the well-known since ancient times motto "less is more". This might appear to come in high contrast with the album's length, but rarely -if ever- did something feel like a waste of time, pretty much every moment had something to offer, a point to make. Almost forgot it, loved the vocals as well, they served the directness/clarity of the message. Sacred Cats would be my pick for highlight of the album, but it's not an easy choice, impossible to spot a weak link.