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A Broken Beast by William Brooks William Brooks : A Broken Beast.
 Entrancing and ruggedly individualistic, earthy and ethereal songs.

Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter William Ben Brooks has crafted a lilting, ballad-filled album in a broken beast, a record that reflects on the sudden, tragic death of his wife, actress Lisa Masters, and the seemingly impossible reality that he had to face every day following. What results is a broken beast. It feels like heartache and yet it feels, too, like hope. This brave new world is one that is desolate at times, but at others, shockingly full of love. Such an essence emanates from this wonderfully composed album, a surefire addition to the newest generation of Americana. Brooks himself describes the release as, "An eclectic aquarium-view of a tumbling soul in full display. A tightly woven blend of heartache and hope, thread bare sinners and hesitant saints. A life lost and reclaimed." It would be tough to put it more perfectly than that.

Born and raised in southern Oklahoma, William Ben Brooks may sound like a new name to the uninitiated, but the soulful singer-songwriter is already deep into his growing catalog of Americana-soaked, folk-rock and blues-based anthems. Further proof of his prominence as a reputable craftsman, can be gauged by the company Brooks keeps. His latest album "A Broken Beast", features a powerful line-up of Grammy and Emmy winning players: Catherine Russell (David Bowie and Steely Dan), Ms. Nicki Richards (currently backing Madonna) and Janie Burnett (Linda Ronstadt, Rickie Lee Jones), multi-Emmy winner, Robbie Kondor (Eric Clapton, Aretha Franklin, Billy Joel) and Grammy nominee Kelvin Wooten (Al Green, Macy Gray) on keyboards and Jon Gordon (Suzanne Vega and Madonna) on guitars, and bass. Clearly this is an important record for any fan of genuine music.

Songs:

1. And I Heard
2. Blindside
3. Remedy
4. You and Me
5. The Beauty of it All
6. Sweet Safe and Sound
7. Tt Is What It Is
8. Worst Case Scenario 139
9. Too Many Fields
10. Saved Me for Last
11. Too Soon
12. We Ain't Going Anywhere
13. In This Room
14. Lisa's Lullaby

Listen to: the entire album.

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Release date: 09/16/2022
William Brooks lives in New York USA

Tagged as: Alt Rock, Rock, Country, Folk

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