Cloud Person
Cloud Person
Group from United States
Genres: seattle, rock, psychedelic, folk, acoustic
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About Cloud Person
Cloud Person, as the name suggests, began as an innocent solo project meant to document songs that didn’t quite fit the mold of Pete Jordan’s music career. It’s one thing to play a part in a collective, to make beautiful music with your friends, to share your talents on multiple instruments; it’s another thing altogether to make something uniquely human that belongs only to you. But like a cloud, honest music from a generous heart can’t help itself from growing bigger and more powerfully expressive. Honesty, loyalty, and the collective versus the individual are not only strong themes within Jordan’s lyrics, they are also the groundwork that led to the natural expansion from solo project to trio to 6 piece musical communion. The band is relatively young in Seattle’s music scene, but the wizened nature of their performance is due in part to the genuine friendship between bandmates and the insistence of Betsy Johnson (Violin/Vocals), Cameron Arneson (Bass/Vocals), Steve Straney (Drums), Mikkel Lee-Meyers (Keyboard/Vocals), and Chris Stroh (Aux. Percussion/Melodica) on participating in a project they believe in. Blending elements of roots folk, classic rock, gospel, and psychedelia, what really stands out to the listening ear is the haunting minor key chord changes often paired with a poignant phrase in big three part harmony. The guitar and violin dance around the melody of every song while Jordan’s full throated vocals lash out against the new status quo of modern folk, which tends to equate spirituality and meaning with “otherness,” by describing daily life with all the plain ferocity of a blue collar union organizer. Monochrome Places, Cloud Person’s first full length effort, tugs at the soul with everything from present day headlines to starkly gorgeous explorations of Jordan’s personal life. At times it feels like being in church, but not the bright boxes of today’s modern religion, something closer to the uncomfortable wooden pew synchronizing its prodding with organ-led hymns. There is a real person here and he has your grandfather’s morals with your future son’s disillusionment. The cloud storms and quiets in rhythmic sway, markets rise and fall, love evolves into experience, and something familiar stirs within. Excellent songwriting matched with strong musicianship puts the listener to work, but I promise you, you’ll be leaving full and hungry for more. -Written by: Nathaniel Orwiler
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