The Little Light EP, which we released to a warm fuzzy reception back in 2007, is now available as a free download from the store. Funnily enough quite a few copies got sold and lots of folks said very nice things about it. Little Light captured a season of my life that had been very difficult but there were some signs of life. I wrote Other Side just days before we recorded and I guess the sense of hope that started beaming through there helped set up the creative process for the writing that went into I Think We Both Know. Quite a journey. And I guess as much as I was encouraged by good reviews I was more excited by folks that got in touch to say that the songs had connected with them and helped in some way. I guess that’s what I always hoped though. Its not like my tunes will ever get anyone dancing : )
Wow. More seriously kind words on the album. As I’m a year older this week I really appreciate the point about being mature beyond my years. Encouraging to know that someone thinks I’m young-ish : )
“It is hard to believe that Kris Morris, who hails from the same coastal part of Australia as Jack Johnson [kris: Gentle Jack is from Hawaii but yeah same kinda seaside vibe], is as young as he is. His anguished lyricism and musical competence are from another era, by a significantly older performer. Although he has been variously described as being influenced by the occasionally vapid Ray Lamontagne, the US folksy Ryan Adams and even fellow Antipodean Neil Finn, what emerges is the distinctive and comprehensive confidence of a guitar player and songwriter, whose vocal dexterity can more than stand-up on its own choral intensity.
I’ve been a little busting for everyone to hear the tracks from the album. The problem with having a release date and schedule is that you have the music ready to go and you’re just waiting for promotion and boring stuff to happen. Its very boring. Anyways, without any further ado I hereby unveil ‘I Think We Both Know’ in heavenly streams across the interweb.
Check the tracks peeps! Remember, its available to download from here on April 13, 2009.
You can also visit the full album page with credits and stuff here. Please care and share via Twitter, Facebook, your website, email, smoke signal etc etc
“…the time and effort he has put into this craft shines through on this accomplished and mature singer / songwritery thing. People who know about such things have compared him to the likes of Ray Lamontagne and Ryan Adams, but being a fan of neither, I would say that’s damning him with faint praise, as I would much rather listen to this.” The Rocker
Read the full hilarious version here. Mr Zeitgest you’re very kind!
“When we first heard Kris Morris’ ‘Little Light EP’ we thought we’d found an artist with potential. That was back in 2007 and whilst it’s taken a while for his debut album to follow, it has proved us right. The acoustic guitar can be raw and powerful, rock out and become intimate. “I Think We Both Know” is a phrase that often signals a new beginning. The time to reflect is over, the time to act is now. Morris’ writing captures that sense of uncertainty and turns it into music. Consequently the album is edgy and blue, cathartic and positive, tough love and kindness. It lives on the nerve and jangles.”
March 3, 2009 at 3:10 am · Filed under Radio, Reviews
Thanks to Frank Hennesy for being first in to play some tracks from I Think We Both Know on his BBC Radio Wales program, Celtic Heartbeats. He played the tracks The Sun and the new improved album version of Otherside – sandwiched between all sorts of lilting Celtic type stuff. You can have a listen and check the playlist here.
Frank was the first to get behind Little Light and Someone Sometimes, and BBC Radio Wales were the first too to have me in for a live radio session after the release of Little Light. God bless Wales!
“He’s got a style all of his own”
Frank Hennesy
BBC Radio Wales
