Benjamin Jameson Morey - "Chest Songs" (or) "The Giraffe in the Fishbowl"

Official album art, courtesy of Bandcamp

This album is the second installment of Benjamin Jameson Morey's Wallpaper Series, and my first official venture into his music. So far, I am sweetly impressed.

Benjamin's entire operation is all about a guy with a guitar, somewhere in a living room or a basement in upstate New York, scribbling away songs on piece of paper, and this is reflected in his music. The melodies are simple, sweet, and catch your ear--they remain ringing long after the song has finished--and the songs feature lyrics to match. Benjamin writes from the heart, and this album is a testament to that.

Like most artists I listen to these days, I discovered Benjamin Jameson Morey on YouTube, through the seemingly standard linkage of a friend of a friend of a friend of a musician I once stumbled upon. There was a time when I believed that original music was dead, but YouTube is continuously assuring me that pure music still exists in the tree hollows and under the unturned rocks of the Internet, quietly sitting there for serendipity and boredom to find.

I won't make this too long, though, because you must go and listen to this.

Official Site: benjaminjamesonmorey.com