The Teskey Brothers - Run Home Slow

Sometimes you come across an album that isn’t necessarily avant garde or musically challenging, but is simply a mastery of its particular style in every way, from writing, to execution in performance. That’s what I felt about Kacey Musgrave’s Golden Hour and it’s also how I exactly felt about Run Home Slow, which took the Teskey Brothers to a few ARIA Awards in 2019. Listening to this album felt so easy and I was instantly taken to the American South fifty years ago where everything seemed blissful, life was uncomplicated, and living was easy (although I do acknowledge that reality was the harsh opposite). Josh Teskey’s vocal is perfect for the blues rock style, and the brass accompaniment keeps the album sounding fresh throughout. But what stuck out to me most, was that listening to this album brought me a sense of happiness, peace. and simplicity that I had simply not felt for a long time. My #1 album of 2019!