All The Light Above It Too

Rating

Album: All The Light Above It Too
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Subplots	More Info...
2)	You Can't Control It	More Info...
3)	Sunsets for Somebody Else	More Info...
4)	My Mind Is for Sale	More Info...
5)	Daybreaks	More Info...
6)	Big Sur	More Info...
7)	Love Song	More Info...
8)	One Moon	More Info...
9)	Gather	More Info...
10)	Fragments of the Sea	More Info...

Album: All The Light Above It Too
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Subplots	More Info...
2)	You Can't Control It	More Info...
3)	Sunsets for Somebody Else	More Info...
4)	My Mind Is for Sale	More Info...
5)	Daybreaks	More Info...
6)	Big Sur	More Info...
7)	Love Song	More Info...
8)	One Moon	More Info...
9)	Gather	More Info...
10)	Fragments of the Sea	More Info...

Performer Notes

Like the son of a surfer he is, Jack Johnson never makes any of his music sound hard, yet All the Light Above It Too, his seventh studio set, almost seems like it will drift away on the slightest breeze. Blame its lightness on Johnson's determination to make this album a series of ten barely dressed demos -- or "sketches," as he calls them. Sometimes, this sparseness accentuates Johnson's knack for tunes that sound like charming singalong ditties -- "Sunsets for Somebody Else" has more than a modicum of charm -- and this deliberate skeletal crew also means that when a song gets a fuller arrangement, it grabs your attention. In particular "Big Sur," with its effervescent worldbeat rhythms, brings to mind Paul Simon and Vampire Weekend, a nice accent to Johnson's cool Pacific breezes. If the simple production -- so direct, it sometimes barely feels there, although its crisp, clean lines offer a reminder that this is indeed a professional affair made for a major label -- winds up spinning every one of Johnson's songs so they seem like a miniature; it also captures his appeal. Johnson never seems to be bothered by much, he always seems to be in good spirits and, at times, his laid-back vibes are infectious, which they certainly are here because he never, ever seems to be trying too hard. He's a back porch strummer and fireside singer, playing for comfort, and that's precisely what All the Light Above It Too provides. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Professional Reviews

Rolling Stone - 3 stars out of 5 -- "On an LP of quiet activism and love songs, Johnson reboots the Zen-master delivery and swaying-palm-tree melodic sense that made his CURIOUS GEORGE soundtrack LP a Number One hit."

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