Eliot Bronson (from the album Talking To Myself

Eliot Bronson (from the album Talking To Myself

Eliot Bronson (from the album Talking To Myself available on New Pain Records) (by Lee Zimmerman)
 
A onetime member and chief architect of the Atlanta-based band The Brilliant Inventions, a group that became a staple of the local music scene, Eliot Bronson has done quite well for himself since releasing his solo debut Blackbirds in 2011. He’s won several major awards, both on his own and with his aforementioned ensemble, but he’s never felt the need to speak louder than his tender tones might dictate.
 
That’s clearly the case with the appropriately titled Talking To Myself, Bronson’s most emphatic effort yet. That said, it still retains the hushed happenstance and quiet, contemplative melodies that have marked his music since early on. Delicately defined, earnest and evocative, it’s nothing less than a gorgeous set of songs, all richly layered within a tender tapestry of solitary suggestion and atmospheric ambience. Every offering is equally affecting, whether it’s the quietly convincing statement of fact shared in “Somewhere Other Than Where We Are” or the softly subdued admonishment of “Take This the Wrong Way”. In fact, it’s that understated expression that underscores the majority of these tracks, from the curiously inquisitive “Are You Still Mean” to the lonely lament that marks “Alone #2”, the uncommonly beautiful and beguiling ballad “What I’ve Done WIth My Life”, and the spectral sigh shimmering through “Sorry”. So too, Bronson’s vocals seem to soar with angelic overtones, adding an uncommon luster to these gentle designs.
 
Sometimes it seems that it’s the quietest voices that create the greatest volume, and in Eliot Bronson‘s case, that soft-spoken approach speaks decidedly. He may claim to be talking to himself, but what he has to say is certainly worth hearing. Granted, it may require the need to lean in and listen, but once absorbed, the emotion he imparts is consistently compelling.  (by Lee Zimmerman)
 
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