Austin’s Donnel McLohon, founder of the storytelling blog the Austin Bluebonnet, has it down when it comes to great singer-songwriter tunes knotched-up with soft, catchy hooks, but on his debut EP You Were Adored, he held some space to push his boundaries, write on pure instinct, and let the music flow.
That track is “Serenata,” sprung from the vision of “Al Green meets mariachi.” The inspirations shine through with the mariachi instrumentation and groove matched with the smoothed out, slowed-down energy you’d expect from Green. The song never stands still, rather it feels like the song has a life of its own, going where it needs, savoring the moment, and taking its time to feel itself, and in doing so, it feels effortless.
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