Album Of The Day: Westfield by Thom Daugherty

Album Art of Thom Daugherty's Westfield album - On a blood red background, a black-and-white photo of a man and women cut out with no background in outfits from mid-20th century, a man in a suit and a tie and a woman in a dress with an apron over the front. The man is holding the wife and they are about to kiss, it seems. Their eyes are not visible due to a large scribble of black marker across the top of the photo at eye level. To the left of the duo in smaller black text is the artist name, and in large white outline with a white drop shadow is the album title over the top of the photo.

Released 5 years ago this past Sunday, this is the first full-length album from Thom Daugherty, a musician and producer best known as the guitarist for The Elms. Like The Elms, this music represents and speaks to the middle class, midwest American well and features excellent guitar and a classic rock sound, though it's definitely not exactly the same sound as The Elms. I like Thom's vocals as they are kinda deep and go really well with the rest of the rock sound. Lyrically, Westfield discusses Thom's views of social issues and how those relate to politics and religion. Some might not like that, but I find it makes me think about these issues and decide what I think, which is one of the things good music should do. It closes with a great song, "Porch Light", which is about visiting family and the places you came from. This album isn't one I have listened to much because I can't find a way to buy in lossless audio formats or physical media, but when I have access to streaming I give it a listen on occasion. It's definitely worth a listen to this independent release.

Release Year: 2020
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