Hazlett - Goodbye To The Valley Low [Clear Vinyl] (Gate)

Going back to his roots for his newest release, "Goodbye to the Valley Low" Side A was made in a cabin off the grid on the west coast of Sweden and saw Hazlett going back to how things started. "... I feel you only get that one chance to do the 'lock yourself in a cabin and make something' kind of body of work," he explains. Side B continues the story as he elaborates, "Truth be told there was never meant to be a Side B to 'Goodbye To The Valley Low,' but the more that I tried moving on from it the more I kept getting pulled back. I think being out there in the cabin brought out a lot of initial feelings that I worked through and then after that I was left with all these half thoughts and feelings that needed a little more work to figure out. Which might be why it sounds a little bit darker at times. If Side A was the curiosity of the cabin then Side B is working through all the questions that it left behind."There's this newfound quiet confidence in the troubadour from the land down under. You may not have met, but sometimes when you're listening to Hazlett, he feels like the only friend you've ever had.