“Someday Soon, I’ll be Home Sweet Home:” Kendall Row releases Sophomore Album, “Home Sweet Home”
Cover art for Kendall Row’s sophomore album Home Sweet Home
Small town band Kendall Row, from Cheshire County, New Hampshire just released their sophomore album. Home Sweet Home delivers a feeling of nostalgia and reminiscence; a practically universal experience of returning to your hometown, after months or years away, and navigating disorientation as a different and yet strikingly similar individual to who you once were. It is the beauty and complexity of navigating the unmoving pieces of yourself that are forever tied to your upbringing. The nature of the album combines sweet melodies and folk-esque grooves.
01 - Blake Snake Train
Blake Snake Train perfect opens this album, creating a sense of new beginnings and old routines.
02 - Country Eyes
Country Eyes delivers the experience and complex feelings associated with running into someone who you once loved, years later as newer individuals. The harmonies in the chorus blend so effortlessly and paired with the vibrant guitar solos deliver a boost of serotonin.
“Haven’t seen her in a while I can’t remember when. // I should know better than to walk through that door again”
3 - Footprints
“Nobody knows like the sky // The moon never turned and said goodbye // I can see her smile from space she’s standing in the line // What once felt so damn wrong, will always turn out right.”
04 - Turn to Sand
Turn to sand is tight and simply an absolute vibe, the middle of the song setting into the grooviest jam session, tying in themes of connectedness and tranquility.
“Won’t be back until this time tomorrow and everything’s turned sand”
05 - Sweet Darlin (Take Me Home)
The melodic piece, Sweet Darlin (Take Me Home) ties in a bit of blues, coming back to the overarching theme of reminiscence.
06 - Old Sinkin’ Blues
Old Sinkin’ Blues tells a story between a swinging folk rhythm.
“Oh I’ve got that old sinkin blues, I’ve seen some good times // and I’ve been who I can be // so I gotta get on back to the sea.”
Arguably the most connected song on the album, the building momentum at the beginning of the piece brings you along the journey of the band’s connectedness. From the very first bass riff you know this song delivers.
08 - Gypsy’s Lullaby
“Gypsy’s Lullaby” is a smooth number that brings the album to its close, the sweetest transition into Home Sweet Home. It transports you into the most bittersweet moment, providing a feeling of weightlessness, joy, and soothing content.
09 - Home Sweet Home
Closing in on the theme of the album and illuminating the wistful feeling of returning home, this piece captures the essence of bittersweet. The loyalty of your friends, the feeling of knowing that no matter where you are or how far you roam,
“Someday soon I’ll be home sweet home”
Fending from deep human connections such as nostalgia and remembrance, Home Sweet Home celebrates the complex beauty of the unchangeable aspects of yourself that harken back to your hometown.