Everyone’s In Everyone
Label: Curb Appeal
Length: LP
Media: CD
Format: Album
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Thankfully, touring with My Morning Jacket and Grandaddy didn’t toughen up Patrick Park’s sound. The unhurried introspection of this Colorado-to-L.A. songwriter’s 2003 debut, Loneliness Knows My Name, is maintained throughout his subsequent release, Everyone’s in Everyone. That consistency is notable, since Park had multiple producers on board, from the dBs’ Chris Stamey (a natural fit) to Rob Schnapf, who doesn’t pull out the shuffling rhythms that marred his efforts with Elliot Smith and Beck. Instead, the emphasis is on Park’s pristine songwriting, an approach that is so gimmick-free it threatens to pass by without notice. Park doesn’t resort to shocking pronouncements or glitzy novelties; he settles for a workman-like acoustic-electric guitar approach that succeeds because the songs are that good. The unpretentious elemental grace and pathos of ‘Stay With Me Tomorrow,â?� ‘Nothing’s Lost,â?� ‘Pawn Songâ?� and ‘Saint With a Feverâ?� should turn a few heads, for those who still have the energy to spot a quality song.
This article appears in Aug 15-21, 2007.