Morgan Enos is a 16 year old singer/songwriter from Atascadero California. Morgan embraces his influences like a patch on some punk kid’s jacket. The best part about it is that he never lets his influences drown out his own character. His Debut album “Lucky Stars” will break your heart, put it back together, and break it again, and give you the hope that you’ll be ok again soon.
Lets talk about his influences for a minute, throwing out all bright eyes comparisons, Morgan reminds me of the lo-fi intimacy of the Nick Drake records I fell in love with so long ago. His guitar work is very similar to Drakes and the delicate tones in his voice reflect any song off of Drake's Pink Moon.
With lyrics like “hearing signals in empty parking lots i'm caged in radio waves i'm caged in sullen days” let you closer to Morgan’s fragile world than any cuplet I was writing at his age.
Songs like “Fill my head with sunbeams” and “a Bird and a Wire” remind me of the times I would sit in my room in the middle of the night and just write this delicate heartfelt songs that no one will ever hear. Luckily for us, Morgan wants us to hear them.
“The Crane” feels like that breath of fresh air that you finally get after being in that relationship that was wrong from the beginning. “i will walk home, and i will step right through that front door and live another day without thinking of you” is the perfect ode to this relief that all of us do not ever enjoy getting, but once we get it, the world has been lifted off our shoulders.
At first the drumming on “Jupiter” was distracting , but that only lasts until the harmonica comes in and then the song feels very full. “Seventeen Flowers” seems to be that song that you hear after a loved one dies, but it somehow gives you the hope that everything is going to be alright.
“Mathematics” has this urgency that you only hear on records that change your life. You can’t tell if he is singing on his last dying breath, or his last ounce of hope but whatever is keeping him holding on, you feel very much a part of and you hope he never looses that hope he has. You cant tell if he wants to ruin his life or embrace it to the fullest, but either way we’ll be here fully supporting him.
The Title track again embraces Morgan’s delicate voice and his vivid imagery in his lyrics. With words like “ I am a bookless page, i found my future age dying on the shoreline of the empty air i breathe” I just want my wrap my arms around Morgan and tell him everything is going to be ok. I just want to tell him if he goes down we go down together. Morgan lets us into the deepest parts of his heart in a very unforced and honest way on this record.
My only complaint is the ending untitled track, though its interesting it doesn't fit all with the rest of the album. It doesn't take away or distract from the album, it just seems a little unnecessary.
I recommend downloading or picking up a hard copy of his album for anyone. Morgan will tell you who you are, and who you are becoming. It’s not often someone as promising as Morgan comes around. Pick this up and thank yourself latter.
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