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Sometimes, you just get the blues, and there is not always a reason. That moody feel strikes your heart, and you put on a song or film that will give you a good cry. For me, I put on Forrest Gump, and let the sappy tears stream. Yet, Seth Walker at Iridium might be my new fave/ new addition to blues music that focuses on the needed tears and released thoughts we all get when we hear beauty smoked in sadness.

While many artists are vocalists first and instrumentalists second, like the most recent Thurston Moore, I felt Seth Walker was a guitarist first and foremost and singer second. This is NOT a bad thing, and does not denounce his voice. On the contrary, Walker has vocals that feel grilled and doused in sweet sauce like a juiced steak. He casually plumps the meat of his words in “High Time” and “Trouble”, which in typical blues’ themes approach a feeling of reckoning. Whether it be from the good or bad decisions you have or have not made, Seth Walker sings to the inner tussle between redemption and recklessness, which is what makes his songs have an approachable charm. We all have had moments when we feel like God and others when we feel like Godzilla, and Walker radiates that struggle with lyrics and vocals that show your inner demons can become routine but your inner angels can become a journey. The Iridium audience was willing to join Walker on a spiritual adventure because he is also a cool, humorous guy. He has the perfect personality for a man singing the blues because he just feels like someone you can have a beer with. Yet, again, what makes Seth shine is his guitar skills.

I am always impressed when I see artists who have a deep connection to music that goes beyond having talent. Seth Walker sees his guitar as if it is a celestial entity, and not just some tool he got in a shop. He has reverence for the guitar as a historical instrument that for thousands of years has defined people’s lives and day. The oldest proof of the guitar as a historical, stringed instrument is over 3000 years old, which means somebody long ago, just like Walker, had a bad day and had a good one, but for both decided to create poetry through chords. The thought is gorgeous, and one I think Seth Walker shares. As he closes his eyes and swoons to his guitar as if it is romancing him, you recognize that Walker respects the guitar for all it has offered so many before us, after us, and through him to every crowd. For More Information On Seth Walker Click Here .