Heal

Description

The American songwriter takes a step forward with this dense and ambitious new album. From its very first moments and the exhilarating collaboration with Jay Mascis, "Goshen '97," HEAL, the new album by STRAND OF OAKS, sweeps us directly into the ardent teenage spirit of Tim Showalter. We find ourselves in the basement of the family home in Goshen, Indiana, alone but convinced of music's healing power over the deepest troubles. "The record is called HEAL but it's not a gentle healing, it's like scream therapy, an order because I ripped out my subconscious, I searched through it and I found the worst parts. That's how I got better." HEAL embodies these feelings of catharsis and rebirth, despair and euphoria, confusion and clarity. The album is deeply personal and unintentionally universal. Influenced by Jason Molina or Red House Painters, HEAL is an exciting record.