With a profound penchant for crafting intimate compositions certain to endure through the ages, folk pop luminary Ian Roland has delivered yet another masterwork of emotional acuity sure to resonate in hearts worldwide with his soul-stirring release “Lodestone.”As the bells of Sunday church ring in the countryside of rural Sussex, Roland imbues ‘Lodestone’ with a sacred yet universalist vision of music as the eternal force of social cohesion and spiritual emancipation. Singing with reverence, with Dave Coomber on bass, James Chapman on drums, Mishkin Fitzgerald on piano, keyboards, and backing vocals, and Simon Yapp on violin and viola, the music is otherworldly beautiful, and his words and melodies are delicate.
Critics have not failed to commend Roland as a master of narrative who can address profound meditations on life’s stages with a certain subtlety. In “Lodestone,” he performs another spell fated to remain relevant in different eras. For fans of Bon Iver, Johnny Flynn or any musician who values the potency of vulnerability, “Lodestone” should be a staple of heartache playlists. Roland reasserts the simple fact of his ability to reach out across all barriers with the barest of means.
After winning the hearts of people all over the world with the complex folk-pop hits, Roland takes the concept of international identity to new heights with this beautifully touching masterpiece. He challenges creativity by taking the audience to the essence of life. Ian Roland definitively demonstrates on ‘Lodestone’ that his destiny is to stir the hearts and minds of people with individualism and passion on ‘Lodestone’. World domination is his tireless vocation.
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