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Jack Johnson is a Pro Surfer but he’s not mean feat at music either. His music is gentle and rolling and feels like waves and his albums as simple and nature inspired.  His laidback view of the world among the mad rush has been one of the factors that made him a pop sensation.

His new album Sleep through the Static is the album on which he reunites with JP Plunier who was at the helm when Johnson brought out his debut album, Brushfire Fairytales. While the songs on this album are perhaps a little darker they are still very much part of the Jack Johnson brand. He has obviously matured as a person and that maturity and sensibility now show in his lyrics.

The first track on the album is ‘All at Once’ which talks about the Iraq war in a very cheeky manner and is a bit dated seeing that the Iraq war is a topic that has been covered all around.  The writing on this album is a bit too ambitious and doesn’t always work. I personally don’t think Johnson is a fantastic writer and it seems like he’s been trying too hard on this album.

Johnson is at his best when he’s singing about the simple things in life. “Angel” is a love song that I really liked quite a lot while in ‘Go On’ he sings about his growing children. Though he clearly has put in a lot of effort into this album, it is not like the Jack Johnson we know and loved. Clearly he is more at home singing about nature, love and life and his family and that is the way it should remain.

 

 

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