With Bravery and the Bell, Bradford continues to explore the merging of true blue soul and the roots of Americana music. His vocal range follows a wider ranging path on his third solo album, touching mountain tops with clear falsetto and descending into valleys with deep, resonate baritone.
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I was watching the sunset,
Paint the Horizon with wistfulness
Singing a song sounded like regret
That siren of fading light, She lured me far too close
In the dark I was thrown against the night
Oh lord it's such a long way down
Close your eyes and try to catch your breath
It'll wear you like a widows gown, A merited heft
How does it feel, when the pall's so suddenly real
Is it wearing you out does it sink into your bones
All the reasons that you had to stay, are worn like a masquerade
How does it feel, when fear is a crowd, let me drive you home
I was watching the lights dance
‘tween the trees underneath a field of stars
Heard a whisper that sounded just like lament
And that temptress of swaying light, she drew me in and held me close
In the dark I was finally given sight
Oh lord it's such a long way down ,
Close your eyes and try to catch your breath
It'll lift you like a bridal gown, a merited theft
How does it feel, when the pall's so suddenly real
Is it wearing you out does it sink into your bones
All the reasons that you had to stay, are worn like a masquerade
How does it feel, when fear is a crowd, let me drive you home
All this spinning around, don't get you any farther
So you were shaped by the sound, always seems it's getting harder
Oh you know, it can't hold, all your hopes, falling by the way side
All this spinning around
How does it feel, when the pall's so suddenly real
Is it wearing you out does it sink into your bones
All the reasons that you had to stay, are worn like a masquerade
How does it feel, when fear is a crowd, let me drive you home
All the reasons that you had to stay, are worn like a masquerade
How does it feel, when fear is a crowd, let me drive you home
credits
from Bravery and the Bell,
released March 24, 2017
Produced by Brandon Bee
Engineered by Matt Terjeson
Mixed by Todd Robbins
Mastered at Spectre Studios
Bradford Loomis - Lead Vocals and Guitar
Mark Alvis - Drums and Percussion
Brandon Bee - All other instruments
Vicci Martinez, Kristen Palmer, Carina Lewis, Sarah Gerritsen, and Kara Hesse -Additional Vocals
Brad marries grit and melody to dig to the roots of American folklore and speak of the raw reality of the human condition
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