Every so often a certain album appears in your life that you instantly connect with.
Every track is as enjoyable as the last and you find yourself wanting to tell every single soul about your musical discovery.
Cold Lights On Curious Minds, the second long player from Sydney based singer songwriter Jordan Millar is one of those albums.
From the very first track, you are entranced by Millar’s pop come blues and roots stylings that accompany lyrics offering a snapshot of inner workings of the 25 years old’s curious mind.
Album opener ‘Maps’ takes you on a journey of unfulfilled wanderlust, whilst ‘Losing Hope’ explores the darker side of relationships that are faced, with a raw and breathtaking honesty.
Each track on the record has been written, recorded and produced masterfully by Miller himself, giving it personality and depth that is unparalleled.
This depth becomes clearer with each listen, as new elements of each song continuously come to light. Each and every play of the album makes for a completely new experience and understanding of the story Millar weaves.
Cold Lights On Curious Minds is a record that never once becomes stagnant, as Jordan Millar manages to find the perfect balance between slow burning ballads like ‘You Break’ and ‘I Try To Be’ as well upbeat recordings such as ‘Walking On Me’ and ‘Holding It Down.’
It’s an album that plays on the edges of pop, acoustic, blues and roots, a combination that makes for one pleasant and wonderfully enjoyable listening experience.
