Cornelius Eady Trio-Withstand
Cornelius Eady Trio can write songs-as stories and melodies. Spearheaded by Cornelius Eady, an author and musician-you are sure to encounter some experiences like no other band. Your ears hear the lyrics as a woven tale-spun beautifully by this talented wordsmith. The arrangement feels like glitter on a gift in the end, a composition that is well-rounded. This is the trio’s latest single, Withstand. There is depth in the questions that the protagonist asks. For a moment indulge with me, the powerful imagery and disposition of lyrics like this- The weathers trying to change Your clothes, A stale wind covers the land Thunder rolls like an exit poll Like some mad judge’s hand. The weather never tried to change, we changed it. Yet this poetry affects you so. Coming to the melody, you’ll feel the warm ease of the acoustic fingerpicking. You might assume it to be a James Taylor song in the way it has been executed. The focus remains on the lyrics and vocals as the piano slides in, counteracting with some levity to the heavier lyrics. It is a message to ponder, to wonder and deliberate about. Cornelius Eady Trio recognise the depth of the words and strip back for something transcendental and important. Their 2021 album Don’t Get Dead is worth exploring in its entirety for the narrative alone. The tie between the lyrics and music is immense, each feeding off the other. This would be an incredible song on The Meyerowitz Stories (2017). Listen to Cornelius Eady Trio with their song and follow them here for some more brilliant verses and merry melody making.
Cornelius Eady Trio - The Misery Tree
Hope on The Misery Tree train that gives you a grand tour of your own feelings, and it takes the scenic route by Cornelius Eady Trio. The band is a master of jazz and blues. This one, however, he brings in rock that gives it a little bit of an edge as compared to his other music. Every track in this album has a personality and story of its own. All of them are carefully crafted by the musical poet and are mastered to the T. By the end of it, they has managed to give us a unique blend of perfection each time. Zombie by Cornelius Eady Trio Every note in the song brings in an element to the song and the story it tells. When the vocals comes in, we hear the old soul awaken from the depths of our minds. When the guitar begins its winding notes, it summons us like the Pied Piper's flute. Before you know it, you have surrendered your senses to the music. The world needs more Cornelius Eady Trio to wake it up out of this numbness with their music that awakens the senses to all its joy and suffering. Zombie is the perfect start to the album! Shuck N Jive They takes us down a path of sun rays and hope in Shuck N Jive that trickles and floats with its nimble notes that fall around you like petals at the beginning of autumn. The track is light and airy compared to the other songs in the album. It floats and frits with its banjo-like strings that swell the song like fresh air that enters your lungs. The track is also more hopeful in a way that it offers help and hand-holding to a soul that is searching. The Dance Band Titanic The last song in the album sticks to the themes of the album in every aspect. It is a bittersweet goodbye to the listeners. The track is loaded with metaphors and visuals that open clearer and brighter the more you listen to it. The Dance Band Titanic, is a track that literally speaks of the last few minutes on the boat where people were panicking and the band kept playing, waiting for disaster to strike as the hot iron awaits the hammer. A film/story that comes to mind is Hadestown, the Tony (8 Tonys) winning play. It is a universe that was built over 8 years. The Misery Tree is a piece that is tailor-made for a story like Hadestown. The tapestry of music of both the film and the album are identical: jazz, blues and rock! Cornelius Eady Trio are musical weavers in our times; they take stories and turns them into magic that carries you away to a realm of its own. To listen to this bittersweet ambrosia by this mystical jazz band, you can click on the links attached above.