Paul Cook & The Chronicles - “Ditch Your Blues”
From London, England, Paul Cook & The Chronicles have just released the optimistically enchanting sounds of “Ditch Your Blues.”
If you’ve been paying attention, you’ll already know that we are big fans of the way Cook seems to simultaneously channel the zeal of The Beatles and Sufjan Stevens. And with “Ditch Your Blues,” that’s exactly what listeners get. The arrangement is left reasonably sparse, led by the bubbly character of some strummed ukulele.
Across the top, Cook reveals a vocal performance that is bursting with authentically lo-fi, feel-good vibes, designed to lift the listeners’ spirits and provide some sunshine on any given day. Around the thirty-second mark, a delightful vocal harmony emerges before making way for a mellifluous layer of whistling, which leaves music lovers no choice but to form a smile.
It is often difficult to live in the moment, but with lyrics like “You could get by a bus tomorrow,” Cook is bound and determined to get his listeners to abandon any gloomy attitude and potentially fall in love with living and breathing. “Ditch Your Blues” is now available everywhere you get your music.