Music review: Pete Yorn – ëƵCaretakersëƵ
ëƵAll is well in your world now/People dreaming through the daylight/All the melodies come back/I wish I knew then what I know now,ëƵ serenely sings Pete Yorn on the opening track of his new album. ëƵCalm DownëƵ is a soothing introduction to the 11 tracks that follow with an understated reminder to take a step back every once in a while to catch your breath and enjoy living in the moment.
As with most Yorn albums, the pace follows a carefree cadence that is dreamy and therapeutic in its floating, methodical delivery.
Even when Yorn sings about a dismayed friend on ëƵCanëƵt Stop You,ëƵ he manages to do so in a reassuring manner that leads everyone to believe that everything will turn out for the best by releasing the worrisome things that canëƵt be controlled.
YornëƵs first solo release since 2016, ëƵCaretakersëƵ spotlights the singer-songwriterëƵs knack for crafting intimate melodies that possess a nostalgic tone and feel as comforting as an old friend from a time when things were less complicated and motives werenëƵt disguised.
The New Jersey native recruited Jackson Phillips of Day Wave to co-produce and add to the throwback stylings of the messages being disseminated.
Things come full circle with the closer ëƵTryëƵ offering up supportive words of encouragement about refusing to give in when the world has beat you up and let you down. Just like with the opening track, Yorn seeks to provide some solace during darker times without raising his lush voice above a slight whisper.
With ëƵCaretakers,ëƵ Yorn stays true to the days of his debut release ëƵMusicforthemorningafter.ëƵ Fueled by absorbing numbers like ëƵLife on a ChainëƵ and ëƵStrange Condition,ëƵ YornëƵs 2001 effort is a classic that instantly turned me into a devoted fan.
After several solo releases and curious collaborations over the last 18 years, YornëƵs warmth and charm are still attentively stitched throughout the enchanting stories he tells.
ëƵCaretakersëƵ is an album that one can easily become lost in.
Clint Rhodes is the ëƵ-Standard music reviewer. He can be reached at clinton43@me.com.

