Jordan Hull - Ducks (2022)

The path of the troubadour is unpaved, taken seemingly by choice but ultimately by fate. The foundation of modern music is built by those who took this road - Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Townes Van Zandt, John Lennon, and so many more. The craft is the driving force, starting with songs that ring in the head and must get out. A life of constant disruption and careful polishing of the songs is what waits for these artists, and all the while there are more famous and financially successful musicians packaging up pop ditties for mass consumption. But in the arc of the human story, only the best songs will stay with us through time.

Jordan Hull was born and raised in the midwest; a restless soul studying theater, writing, art, and music. From the first listen to one of his songs you can feel the breadth of his study - elements of a wide and diverse number of artists weave in and out. Buddy Holly and The Beatles come to mind one minute, Dylan and Johnny Cash the next. Songwriting is an interesting form of art; the music has its meter and form while the lyrics - the words - might move you in a different direction. The blending of these two elements decides the longevity of the song. Jordan Hull, like those before him, sings of topics and world understanding well beyond his years. His writing speaks of timeless, universal human emotions and struggles.

Jordan Hull is a great American songwriter. From his early years to this day, he is constantly writing. Before each album is released, the next is already written. We now offer a retrospective of a writer in his prime, the full Jordan Hull songbook complete with demos, rough mixes, and polished gems. The starting point is a new album titled Ducks, which finds Jordan in a sometimes powerfully raucous and questioning mood, at others a gentle and self-reflective tone.

The anthemic track Waste of Time speaks of the distance that only love can cause.

‘Everybody is a doorway, you’re glad they let you in

You can always have it your way, but your way ain’t nothin….

Was it, just a waste of time???’

Try Another Try illustrates the quiet simplicity that Jordan can reach. A gentle rolling piano tune that laments the brevity of life and love, the tune opens up into a dreamy refrain ending with ‘try another try’, a resigned yet positive rebirth.

Ducks is a glimpse into American songwriting culture through Jordan Hull’s lens; sometimes purposefully retro and polished, sometimes raw and personal. In our fast moving world, Jordan Hull is doing his part to keep this great tradition alive, maintaining the raw honesty that makes it so human.

Tracklist:
1 01. Jordan Hull - Don’t Fear the Creeper (03:38)
1 02. Jordan Hull - Ducks (02:07)
1 03. Jordan Hull - Miss You (03:37)
1 04. Jordan Hull - Walk it Home (02:38)
1 05. Jordan Hull - Waste of Time (04:25)
1 06. Jordan Hull - Caught in the Rain (02:52)
1 07. Jordan Hull - Hole (03:03)
1 08. Jordan Hull - Back Up From the Blue (02:42)
1 09. Jordan Hull - Nijinsky (02:11)
1 10. Jordan Hull - Try Another Try (04:12)