Tony Reed Posts “Funeral Suit” Video
The enviably prolific Tony Reed issued his solo acoustic debut, Funeral Suit (review here), earlier this month as the second installment of Ripple Music‘s ongoing ‘Blood and Strings’ series. It is just one of several Reed-related offerings to surface this year, but among the albums and whatnot from the goth-tinged Constance Tomb and his main band, Mos Generator, the mostly-unplugged of course stands out both by eschewing the heavy riffs and driving classic heavy grooves that Reed‘s known for, and for instead allowing him to begin a new exploration as a songwriter.
Mos Generator has only grown more progressive over the last couple albums, and Reed follows that trail onto Funeral Suit as well, as can be readily heard in the lush melodies and diversity of arrangements throughout as Reed layers his vocals, self-harmonizes, and switches between various guitars, keyboards/synthesizers and piano. The title-track, unassuming in its central strum, still bears the clarity of Reed‘s own production, and brings a wistful Mellotron progression to its midsection, integrating it fluidly with the acoustic guitar that surrounds. I’m not sure one would be correct to call it straightforward, but it’s one of Funeral Suit‘s more intimate stretches, and the video works in kind, with Reed presenting the track close on the camera in emphasis of the personal nature of the expression.
The stream of Funeral Suit is at the bottom of this post, and Reed‘s “Funeral Suit” clip follows here.
Please enjoy:
Tony Reed, “Funeral Suit” official video
Seattle songwriter and producer TONY REED (also frontman of Mos Generator) debuts an intimate monochrome video for the title track of his solo acoustic album ‘Funeral Suit’, available now on Ripple Music as part of their ‘Blood And Strings: The Ripple Acoustic’ series.
TONY REED is known for being the driving force behind Seattle’s heavy rock trio Mos Generator, as well as one of the most prolific songwriters and respected producers of the American underground rock scene. While he released his solo debut with ‘The Lost Chronicles Of Heavy Rock Vol. 1’ in 2018, never had he found the right occasion to sit down, grab a guitar and lay himself bare as freely and soulfully as he does on his acoustic debut ‘Funeral Suit’. With ‘Funeral Suit’, Tony Reed delivers his most personal work to date, pushing the experience further than the standard “man with a guitar” approach. Whether it’s the delicate arrangements, soulful vocal harmonies or piano-based escapades, this is a dense and multifaceted folk rock album with a strong progressive edge that will resonate with any listener.
Tony Reed, Funeral Suit (2020)
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