Eddie Chacon's journey in music saw a transformation during a session meant for his labelmate Charles Pettigrew. Initially frustrated and almost defeated in his solo aspirations, he eventually embraced a calmer acceptance of life's unpredictability. His third solo album, Lay Low, is infused with this newfound clarity and gratitude. Through minimalist songwriting, Chacon reinforces the emotional depth of his experiences, including tributes to his late mother. Collaborations with producer John Carroll Kirby sparked his creativity, leading to an exploration of themes of nostalgia and acceptance in his most recent works.
"It gave you chills," Chacon recently told Monocle, but his feelings were complicated. "I had a combination of euphoria and incredible sadness."
After Chacon and Pettigrew called it quits in the late '90s, Chacon wrote Scandinavian pop songs with the Danish producer Poul Bruun, but felt lost and eventually abandoned music altogether.
More than his previous records, Lay Low focuses on the clarity that arrives with age and time. You can hear the proof in Chacon's songwriting, which has sharpened to an impressively minimalist degree.
"Maybe that's the way it's supposed to be," he sings on the hushed title track, an impressively calm statement for someone who, as he later confesses, "think[s] about thinking way too much."
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