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Kevin Morby's 'Sundowner' Puts Midwest Twilight Into Sound

Kevin Morby's 'Sundowner' Puts Midwest Twilight Into Sound

FromA Deeper Listen


Kevin Morby's 'Sundowner' Puts Midwest Twilight Into Sound

FromA Deeper Listen

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Length:
9 minutes
Released:
Oct 22, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Kevin Morby feels a sense of melancholy when the sun goes down. That feeling inspired his latest album, ‘Sundowner.’ The album was written after Morby moved from LA to his hometown of Kansas City. He says this record was his “attempt to put the Middle American twilight—its beauty profound, though not always immediate— into sound.”
Many of the songs paint a picture of campfires, stars, dead deer on an open road and storms. And while the sunsets mark a darkening chapter of his day, he says they are particularly beautiful in the Midwest.
“They say it’s 'God’s country' or 'big sky country' and the clouds are so big out here and the clouds sort of act as these projectors for the light and just kind of hold on for a really long time,” Morby says.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/sound/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Released:
Oct 22, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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The Sound & Vision podcast from KEXP features interviews, panels, reporting and commentary that digs into the stories behind the music, with in-depth discussion of the most important issues facing music and arts communities. New episodes are published on Tuesdays and Thursdays, with bonus features throughout the week. Sound & Vision is hosted by Emily Fox and Larry Mizell, Jr.