Pearl by Dave Crossland

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Acoustic | Modern Folk

10 tracks | 39 minutes

Released Mar 2006
on Roadmonkey Music

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"A sinuous, sophisticated work, it instantly seduces on a pure sound level...Crossland's voice is graceful and liquid, and his phrasing is impeccable." --Dan Gewertz, Cambridge Chronicle

Editorial review

Dave Crossland blends his warm, mellow vocals with an enticing acoustic instrumental mix on Pearl. He'll remind listeners of a cross between David Wilcox and Jack Johnson, though he knows how, when the occasion calls for it, to rock (as on the choruses of "Hard to Say"). Listening to Crossland string his words together, it's clear that he's a poet with a guitar, but he also seems to have spent a lot of time making sure he got Pearl's sound right. The arrangements on "Easy Money" and the title cut create what might be described as a mellow folk-rock vibe, a vibe that works very well with his vocal style and lyrics. This approach, complete with mandolin and pedal steel, provides an enticing atmosphere for the lovely "Home." Other songs add oddities like trumpet and trombone into the mix to good effect. Crossland also shows an ability, as the album progresses, to blend more up tempo pieces like "Jennifer" into the mellow mix to keep things from falling into too comfortable a groove. There are also fun ditties like "I Wonder," deep in the set list. In a field (singer-songwriter) where it's pretty hard to separate oneself from the pack, Crossland has recorded an album that reflects his distinctive style. ~ Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr., All Music Guide

Bio / Background

"Dave Crossland is the best singer-songwriter I've heard in years," says legendary songwriter John Stewart.

A dynamic vocalist with solid command over his 1949 Gibson J-45, Dave Crossland is one of the best songwriters under the radar today. "His songs test the American dream against the American reality with a naturalistic sweep, a panoramic Americanism, that set them apart," says the Boston Globe. Performing Songwriter casts him with Jimmy LaFave, Kevin Welch and John Stewart as "a classic chronicler of the American experience, pulling back layers of the proverbial American dream to expose the real faces marked by sin and salvation."

Stripped down and freshly acoustic, his style is striking in its maturity, grace and substance. Crossland is a seasoned performer who sounds like no one else on the circuit.