Cloud Person

Cloud Person As The Name Suggests Began As An Innocent Solo Project Meant To Document Songs That Didn’t Quite Fit The Mold Of Pete Jordan’s Music Career. It’s One Thing To Play A Part In A Collective To Make Beautiful Music With Your Friends To Share Your Talents On Multiple Instruments It’s Another Thing Altogether To Make Something Uniquely Human That Belongs Only To You. But Like A Cloud Honest Music From A Generous Heart Can’t Help Itself From Growing Bigger And More Powerfully Expressive. Honesty Loyalty And The Collective Versus The Individual Are Not Only Strong Themes Within Jordan’s Lyrics They Are Also The Groundwork That Led To The Natural Expansion From Solo Project To Trio To 6 Piece Musical Communion. The Band Is Relatively Young In Seattle’s Music Scene But The Wizened Nature Of Their Performance Is Due In Part To The Genuine Friendship Between Bandmates And The Insistence Of Betsy Johnson Violin/Vocals Cameron Arneson Bass/Vocals Steve Straney Drums Mikkel Lee-Meyers Keyboard/Vocals And Chris Stroh Aux. Percussion/Melodica On Participating In A Project They Believe In. Blending Elements Of Roots Folk Classic Rock Gospel And Psychedelia What Really Stands Out To The Listening Ear Is The Haunting Minor Key Chord Changes Often Paired With A Poignant Phrase In Big Three Part Harmony. The Guitar And Violin Dance Around The Melody Of Every Song While Jordan’s Full Throated Vocals Lash Out Against The New Status Quo Of Modern Folk Which Tends To Equate Spirituality And Meaning With “otherness ” By Describing Daily Life With All The Plain Ferocity Of A Blue Collar Union Organizer. Monochrome Places Cloud Person’s First Full Length Effort Tugs At The Soul With Everything From Present Day Headlines To Starkly Gorgeous Explorations Of Jordan’s Personal Life. At Times It Feels Like Being In Church But Not The Bright Boxes Of Today’s Modern Religion Something Closer To The Uncomfortable Wooden Pew Synchronizing Its Prodding With Organ-Led Hymns. There Is A Real Person Here And He Has Your Grandfather’s Morals With Your Future Son’s Disillusionment. The Cloud Storms And Quiets In Rhythmic Sway Markets Rise And Fall Love Evolves Into Experience And Something Familiar Stirs Within. Excellent Songwriting Matched With Strong Musicianship Puts The Listener To Work But I Promise You You’ll Be Leaving Full And Hungry For More. -Written By Nathaniel Orwiler read less