Noah Kahan, the star of New England, has once more released an album that is sobering and yet restorative. Kahan is known for his discography of sad, earthy indie rock, and his new album, \u201cThe Great Divide,\u201d is another beautiful trip to an arborous world both familiar and distant.<\/p>\n
The album starts out with \u201cEnd of August,\u201d a subtle gut punch with dreamy vocals and the same tinge of regretful nostalgia. \u201cAmerican Cars,\u201d the third song on the album, mirrors previous songs, illustrating the distant relationship between someone who got out of a dead-end town and someone who stayed.<\/p>\n
Just like the choruses to many of Kahan\u2019s songs, \u201cAmerican Cars\u201d has this memorable chorus that works so well. In the same way, \u201cDownfall\u201d also talks about those small town relationships. This one, though not as sentimental, is more honest in the happiness for someone leaving, but also wanting them to fail and stay.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Great Divide\u201d was released as a single before the rest of the album, so it has had time to make its way out into the world \u2014 it gladly has gotten the love it deserves. Just like many of Kahan\u2019s songs, it paints the story of someone who has seen too much and only wishes the best for the subject of the song.<\/p>\n
It begins with his usual storytelling and honest lyrics: \u201cI hope you settle down, I hope you marry rich.\u201d Kahan goes on to express his hopes for the subject to not live in fear of \u201c[their] soul and what He [God] might do with it.\u201d That line shifts the entire story and shows the depth of Kahan\u2019s hopes for whom he sings to.<\/p>\n
When it comes to Noah Kahan, there is something otherworldly in the way he writes. I\u2019m not sure if it\u2019s some Appalachian magic, but he creates this world so full of grief, nostalgia and resentment. He tells these stories of people from a small town, and though your \u201csmall town\u201d may not look like his, you can still connect to it in your own way.<\/p>\n
Kahan deals with those nasty and unfavorable feelings in such a moving way. It is as if he takes your heart, brings it to his own and says, \u201cwe two are the same.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHaircut\u201d is the seventh song on the album, and it is so infectious. The distance the character speaks of and their resentment toward someone they grew up with \u201cgetting their act together\u201d is so easy to resonate with. I couldn\u2019t help but imagine being at a festival singing along with an iced tea in my hand.<\/p>\n
One of the best lines in the song is, \u201cYou grew your hair out long, now you think you\u2019re Jesus Christ. There ain\u2019t nobody mistakin\u2019 your guilt for some great sacrifice.\u201d It\u2019s so easy to relate to the character\u2019s ire.<\/p>\n
\u201cHeaded North\u201d is a gentle reprise from the somber tone of the album. The song was recorded with just an acoustic guitar outside with all the sounds of summer bugs roaming around in the background. This song above all reminded me of bluegrass mixed with a little cheekiness, and I do love to hear Cybertruck hate in a song.<\/p>\n
The album continues on with the same level of striking storytelling. Noah Kahan\u2019s guitar-lined ballads are once in a generation. If you haven\u2019t listened to \u201cThe Great Divide\u201d album, I implore you to get in your car or go outside, put your earphones in and listen to the album in full.<\/p>\n
Listening to this album feels like shouting out on the edge of the world, speeding on an empty highway with the windows down or watching the climax of the perfect coming-of-age film. For fans and those new to Noah Kahan, \u201cThe Great Divide\u201d is an album worth its weight in gold.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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