“Storm’s Not Coming” allows you to visualize the trueness of the statement “when it rains it pours” and the lyrics echo stories from every walk of life – painful and hard struggles, but also the beautiful ones. Like the moment of “catching the rain on our tongues.” Palmer has an uncanny ability to paint a sonic picture around you, transporting you to the back porch of a storyteller while, at the same time, making it impossible for you to not nod your head and tap your foot.
“’Storm,’ for me, is a reminder to myself that I should stay involved -- socially, politically and environmentally. I reference a few specifics in the song, directly or metaphorically, but I’d rather let the listener interpret most of what I say lyrically.” Andy sees the song as a reminder that if we “don’t make a scene rolling in the dirt,” we may lose forever many of the things we hold close. “So, it's somewhat heavy, I suppose,” he says. “That being said, the song came from a lighthearted place. Every time my wife sees a distant, faint, wisp of a cloud, she’s all convinced a storm's coming. And, of course, it never does. That's where it all started.”
credits
released October 21, 2014
Songs written by Andy Palmer
Recorded at Immersive Studios
Released on Immersive Records
Produced by Steve Vidaic
Engineers: Mike Yach and Steve Vidaic
Mastered by: Jim Wilson (Storm's Not Coming) and Mike Yach (The Hill)
Andy Palmer: vocals, resonator guitar, harmonica, stomps, copper cups
Jonah Wisneski: electric guitar
Hunter Roberts: bass
Steve Vidaic: organ
Jared Forqueran: drums
The new EP from Scottish songwriter Alec Bowman_Clarke goes deep, setting vulnerable lyrics to gentle melodies & stripped-back arrangements. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 30, 2021
Alec Bowman perfectly captures the dark soil under the pastoral world of British folk with this collection of melancholy originals. Bandcamp New & Notable May 12, 2020