Raw acoustic expression with conversational verses and a revealing, honest sense of poetic and personal reflection. Folk songwriter and performer BJ Rexwood holds the bar high for the freedom of playing and creating – no AI, no filler, just real humanity and music.
On first listen, there’s a really unfiltered kind of purity and imperfection to the recording of Nail Me to a Tree, but quite quickly BJ Rexwood manages to enthral and engage listeners, largely for the lyrical substance of the song, but also for this kind of freestyle yet grounded playing – not unlike the first songs to release from Bob Dylan, back in the day.
The melody meanders unpredictably, but there are moments of resolve, and the whole thing keeps that conversational dynamic close, with both the voice and guitar playing varying their intensity as per the changing emotions of the writing.
Noting a powerful and dark opening line, Nail Me to a Tree is gritty, fascinating, and incredibly brief – less than two minutes of music, a moment captured in time, and a distinct kind of storytelling and liberty to the sound. No doubt further BJ Rexwood singles will prove recognisable once you’ve listened to Nail Me to a Tree.
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