Jason Erie (from the album Tiny Fires

Jason Erie (from the album Tiny Fires available on Wirebird Records/Erie St. Music)  (by Bryant Liggett)
Our world is far from perfect, and neither is Jason Erie and that’s something he’s not afraid to let us know. Pointing out personal and national public flaws with meaning and melodies, the New Jersey born, Nashville residing singer-songwriter uses a keen eye and descriptive language with references to the everyday, from items to ideas to call out those foibles. That use of language makes Tiny Fires a fun and tough listen, a record loaded with Erie created scenarios of harm, subtle hilarity and aha moments.
Amidst the fun Rock’n’Roll saxophone solo Jason Erie rattles off stream of conscious thoughts, calling out god for shopping on Amazon on the opener “Amazon”; a fun kick-off to Tiny Fires while reminding that no human nor being is above easy consumerism. Tiny Fires then drops the heavy ballad “Bathtub”, pondering death with breakfast as he’s ‘making his toast at the edge of the bathtub’.
Jason Erie is really all about knocking you down and picking you right back up with the heavy story, as he does on “Meadowlands Fair”. It’s a stripped-down narrative referencing most items you’ll find at every carnival stretched from East to West, from beat Gravitron rides to tough funnel cakes and side-show oddities.
Erie is a suburban Springsteen for 2022, dropping references to ‘America the ugly” in the title track. This is protest music without giving protest commands, instead using language that calls out issues that hopefully influences us all to make the best of a mess.
 
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