On two albums so far, the Californian Tré Burt has presented his version of classic songwriter folk with Bob Dylan in the rearview mirror. Now the surprising twist: “Traffic Fiction” features soul music. With it, the singer and guitarist delves into his childhood and pays respect to his recently deceased grandfather, who can be heard here in some voice recordings.
A surreal feeling and a lot of freedom in dealing with the old styles
There’s a great DIY attitude in these songs, also a surreal feeling and a lot of freedom in dealing with the old styles. For example with the swing “Yo Face”, where Burt sounds a bit like Elvis Costello. The title song is much more classic, in which he moves between soul and country, but also picks up a bit of punk and dub feeling along the way. Traffic fiction!
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