I've been walking around the house recently singing the words 'I'm a jack of all trades, I'm the master of none." to myself... just over six months since I first heard them. That's always a good sign right? So I thought it was about time I introduced you all to the author of Jack Of All Trades, and his You're Not Alone E.P which was released in July last year.
I had planned to upload this blog a lot sooner but Covid stress got in the way, perhaps in a good way, as it feels like an even better time to enjoy an uplift and some feel-good tunes.
Josef Pitura-Riley is a singer-songwriter based in London, and like many in the pandemic wanted a new goal and something to do. The end result is an E.P of self-recorded songs, where he plays all the instruments, sings, and produced each and every song.
The instrumentation is something you can't fail to notice through all 5 songs, and it's just pure happy. Lively, catchy, soft, and loud in all the right places, and perfect for those gigs all music fans are longing to safely happen this year. It's on point, well-produced, and the lyrics are sing-along.
Where this E.P did lack a bit was the vocals, there's so much character in the music and the lyrics, I was expecting Josef to really go for it in his vocal delivery, and didn't feel that came across as well as it could have done in my ears. I heard the opening bars of the music and just expected the vocals to hit me with the same punch, and they didn't quite get there, but that could be a totally different ball game live.
Overall though I really enjoyed listening to the tracks, it's hard not to respond to such a lively instrumental E.P, and I also want to give credit for Josef's approach to bloggers/writers. He not only took the time to look at my blog (and not everyone does), but also saw what I was into and sent a Disney cover for me to listen to. If you're a Jungle Book fan check this video out.
Find all your download and streaming links at - http://www.josefpiturariley.com/
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