Review: Greg Copeland – Empire State
Kicking off this EP with ‘Boon Time’ is a great move by Copeland. The track starts off quiet but brings up the tempo a minute in. The echo on Copeland’s voice adds to the smoky mystique that makes this blues track just fantastic. By the second minute, Copeland takes it all the way down to his voice before the instrumentation builds back up to a sultry, irresistible ending. A real bluesman, Copeland isn’t afraid to take directions that might frighten a lesser artist. The breathing/singing technique that Copeland masters on several tracks only adds to his bad bluesman aura. The acoustic ‘4:59:59’ allows Copeland’s writing to take the spotlight, with exquisite storytelling and a tale of everyday tragedy, Copeland does need to wrestle his sound from the excited start, he simply takes it all the way stripped back. An interlude of ‘Coyotes’ later, the closing titular track comes full circle as Copeland weaves his way through to a gentle closing.
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