Joe Pernice has been playing an uncompromising brand of indie music for more than three decades now. He dug into alternative country with the Boston-based Scud Mountain Boys before switching to a more indie rock/pop sound with the Pernice Brothers. But it’s his latest — and first — solo studio effort, where he strips it all down for a mellower, often somber vibe that is as beautiful as it is thoughtful.
The album opens with the pristine and surprisingly sardonic “Peace in Our Home,” with Pernice gently singing the title over light acoustic guitar and immaculate harmonizing backup vocals before adding the stinging “…when you’re gone” to punctuate the song. “Deep into the Dawn,” the following track, is just as mellow,…
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