Album Of The Day: Paper Horses by Paper Horses

Taylor Leonhardt, Leslie Jordan, Jess Ray, Sandra McCracken. The middle is mostly a photo of the the four white women's faces, lit from a window to the left of them so that the ride side of their faces are in shadow. Just above the photo is the band name in large print with two circles over it. This name overlaps with the photo, and it's orange on top of the photo, but black on top of the orange.

This isn't an album, but a debut EP from folk music collective Paper Horses. Four accomplished songwriters (Taylor Leonhardt, Leslie Jordan of All Sons & Daughters, Jess Ray and Sandra McCracken) recorded this EP of songs together and released it early last year. The instrumentation is simple but beautiful, with acoustic guitars, strings and other beautiful instruments. But the highlight of this is the vocals of the women, with different persons taking lead on different songs, and very deeply felt, tight harmonies making each song something really special. Lyrically, these songs speaking of Jesus's saving love and calling on Christians to love their neighbor better, among other things. But even if you're not looking for a spiritual reflection, you probably still will enjoy the musicianship and heartfelt vocals.

Release Year: 2024
Listen on Apple Music
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Buy on Bandcamp (with bonus live versions of each song)

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