If the name Casey X. Waits sounds familiar, it is probably because he is, in fact, the son of music legend Tom Waits. We are getting that out of the way now because it’s relevant, but we’d also ask the reader to sort of forget about it, and try to understand Casey’s music on its face value and its strikingly meaningful allure. ‘inside this song’ is the perfect evidence of that, a brooding, haunting acoustic piece steeped in folk euphoria and a feverish, dreamy sheen.
Props must be given to Waits’ vocals, here unfolding in an anthemic fashion, showcasing their deep and dark malleable tone. Such a feature makes the listening experience even more urgent and intense, pushing the listeners towards introspective territories. In fact, it sort of causes anyone who listens to face some inner demons, such is the emotional weight carried by ‘inside this song’. The record is taken from Casey’s latest album ‘traveler’s songs’.
The ethos that hides behind the track is rather urgent and timeless, with Waits unveiling prophetic and nostalgic storytelling, the sort of mature and striking material one would expect from a seasoned songwriter. As we are told: “Time and life experience have forged man the old-fashioned way-creating a vagabond outlier with a crooked vision seen through stained glass. Here is a collection of songs, stories, and poems from a singer-songwriter.” We suspect listeners will connect and relate to the record in all sorts of different ways…
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