I wont bore you with my Laurel Canyon obsession, I will, however, pin-point the fact that Jonathan Wilson is one of the most refined troubadours to spawn from the Canyon's post-acoustic scene in a long time.
Guitarist for the early 70s original country-folk sweetheart, Jackson Browne, Wilson's debut album is a dreamy whiff of stoned-out ambient refinement. It calls upon everyone from Taylor to Browne to King, while also owing just as much to Stephen Stills in its drugged-up, mythical enchantment.
'Gentle Spirit' is an alluring folk charm that's built upon a world gone but not forgotten. Evoking and magically conjuring images of lost spirits, the real seductive winks of this record can be heard, specifically, on the incendiary guitar that skips through 'Desert Raven' like a peyote fantasy in which Morrison's finally calmed down, Crosby's not trying to punch someone and Joni's giving you the eye.
Jonathan Wilson - Gentle Spirit by jonathanwilson
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