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The thread we pull can lead to the unravelling of the soul, a feeling of nakedness, vulnerability, at the very least a distraction to which leads to thinking constantly of repair, time taken to heal.
It is to healing we turn in the days we find ourselves in, not just through the dangers of the current situation but that in which we have allowed to fester, the fear of the unknown, the constant themes of alienation and how the human condition has been cynically used to distance itself away from what really matters, the purpose which is not to accumulate wealth that is both obnoxious and unwarranted, but to be kind, compassionate, to live for your neighbours, friends and family, and to give to society as a whole. To be human, to care, to not pull a thread in the hope of making it seem alright, but to find A Golden Thread which leads to you understanding just how wrong the world is and we need to equalise and level the playing field, once and for all.
It is A Golden Thread pulled with care, beauty and seismic amount of social commentary by Pete Morton in his latest album which allows, insists of the listener to think exactly how we view the world, that we have taken someone else’s version of normal for our point of view and by doing so we have lost the point of existence, of a truth now so far removed that we have to squint and see it through a sepia tinged memory, and the feeling of regret and anger is so palpable that it burns deep, it makes the heart and soul catch fire, but also offers a way to smooth the shame we have inflicted upon ourselves.
Joining Pete Morton on the exploration of the human condition and across tracks such as Immigrant Child, We Are The Trees By The Side Of The Road, Universal Basic Income, the superb re-working of Emily Dickinson Revisited (Good Day, Mr Nobody) and The Grenfell Carol, sees Sarah Matthews, George Sansome, Alice Jones, Matt Quinn, Justin Twigg, Mark Woolley, as well as Jude Rees and Julie Wigley all delve in to the acknowledgement of easing the pain, of seeking, if not a revolution of the mind, then certainly calling for change at every level; of understanding that society needs to transform from the state it was in to one that gives so much more.
A Golden Thread pulled, readjusted, and made new; Pete Morton is an absolute force of nature.
Pete Morton’s A Golden Thread is out now.
Ian D. Hall