Peter Broderick has accomplished so much in the past two years. Appearing on over twenty recordings ranging from Horse Feathers to She & Him to the Library Tapes along with various releases of his own, Peter has demonstrated his supreme musicianship in many different settings.

On September 23rd (in the US and various other release dates and labels throughout the world), HUSH Records released Home, Peter’s second full-length album to come out this year. The album differs drastically from his previous solo efforts with the noted absence of violin and piano, which drove everything up to this point. As per the liner notes, Peter wished to channel the folk and vocal music he’d grown up listening to with his parents for this album. He certainly achieved that goal while filtering these influences through his dynamic abilities as a composer and arranger.

From start to finish, Home glows with acoustic goodness. There is a careful sheen that washes over glassy steel string guitars, inventive percussion, heavily tracked choral vocals, and tasteful organ/keyboard pads. For someone who has spent years lending his violin voice to records, he sure can invent some unique guitar parts. The album’s ten tracks carry a perfect balance of instrumental passages and vocal moments.

The lyrics read like shards of postcards and notes from what one could guess has been Peter’s experiences traveling around Europe for the past year performing with and opening for the band Efterklang.

“Not at Home”

I’m not at home, I have no instruments.. no instruments…
I’m using yours, I’m throwing pillows on the floor

“With the Notes in My Ears”

And my bed is on the floor
yes my bed is on the floor
of the ones I often dreamt of
with the notes in my ears

“Maps”

You settled down in the wrong place
Pack up your bags and move away again

SPOILER ALERT – “Maps” features a climax of epic proportions after the first two minutes and fifty seconds of the gorgeous song itself. You’ll hear the guitar’s low-”E” string drop down to a “D” and then enter toms and chanting… it’s breathtaking, to say the least.

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