Hope Chest by Joe Davis

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Emo | Acoustic

12 tracks | 38 minutes

Released Jul 2001
on In Music We Trust Records

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Soft, emo-driven pop music in an acoustic vein, yet it builts throughout to still incorporate the rock; from Pinehurst Kids' front man Joe Davis.

Editorial review

Elliott Smith ushered in the late-'90s wave (though it never actually became a widespread trend) that saw former punk and indie kids go acoustically and wistfully adult. Joe Davis did precisely that on this debut solo album, a pretty radical but lovely departure from the noise rock of his band the Pinehurst Kids. Like Smith and several others (Jeremy Enigk, Steve Tagliere), Davis mines an extremely introspective vein with a near-childlike innocence that cannot, nevertheless, conceal the easily wounded, sensitive artist beneath the seemingly callused skin. It can be an almost painful listen at times, as if you are witnessing a spirit in the process of being broken or seeing a person try to deny that they are hurt even though it is obvious that they are, although Davis does nothing to cover or sugarcoat his anguish ("Cleo/I'm hurting"). But his falsetto warble also renders emotions that are complex, moods that cannot be easily simplified or untangled ("when you hurt me/I feel sexy"). Sentiments that could have been so personal and intimate that they came off as insular are instead turned into fleshy, human realities that anyone in their most nostalgic or vulnerable moments can relate to. Occasionally the topics lean toward bathos, intentional heartstring pullers (a grandfather who succumbs to Alzheimer's disease, a childhood illness). But even those are generally handled well, and Davis does it all with enough minor-key pensiveness to make the music seem all the more affecting, even when he turns the amps up a couple notches and shreds his guitar (as on the final "Running"). None of the songs here stand out exactly, but the sum total creates a tapestry of pretty, direct heartache that requires, and deserves, revisiting. ~ Stanton Swihart, All Music Guide

Bio / Background

Pinehurst Kids Front Man Joe Davis Releases Solo Album!

Like a novel you can't put down, Joe Davis' Hope Chest is a vivid depiction of life as he knows it; from the childhood tests doctors ran on him because of led poisoning to watching loved ones age and lose their minds, this is Davis' diary, alive and breathing.

Touching and emotional, Davis is able to express himself through music, letting you into his private life, while he examines and defines what his life is all about.

The lyrics aren't the only attractive feature on this disc, though. He writes soothing melodies that contrast the pain and aching of the songs, delivering bouncing pop rhythms and sing-along anthems without watering down the music or the art.

Hope Chest is a testament to Davis' faith and dedication to music as well as a testament to the versatility and ability he has to write heartwarming, hook-laden songs with a message.