Marc Platt Goes "Looking For America"

If you're a regular reader of this blog, you probably realize that I often write about and review the wonderful music created by Marc Platt, a supremely talented California based singer-songwriter. His albums often feature introspective, very personal songs about life, love and the world we live in. His latest release, Looking For America, is no exception. This time, Marc's got America on his mind, and he's got questions. Just what does America mean now, and what's happened to us as a country?

Looking For America features compelling, masterfully composed, and powerful songs such as the title track, "Our Silent Ways," and "A Call To Action." These songs deftly examine the state of America, and encourage us to think about our nation, and how we can be agents of change in a world that's badly in need of a large amount of kindness and decency. Songs like "Turnaround" and "Change Is Now," (as well as the entire record) should be required listening for everyone with open minds and loving hearts.

I'm a big fan of Marc's work, and his superbly crafted songs regularly examine life, love and relationships in a deeply personal and heartfelt fashion. There's a touch of Marc's emotional style of music on this record on heartfelt songs like "Flying Too Close To The Sun" and "That's How It Goes." Marc also has bigger thematic fish to fry on this marvelous album, which he also produced. 

On Looking For America, Marc's working with a larger canvas. Just listen to tracks like "When Worlds Collide" and "Boggles My Mind." These songs are no less candid or powerful than the rest of Marc's ouevre, they're just talking about the thorny issues we're all facing in the world right now. If you're a fan of Marc's intimate folk-rock style, and are wondering where America is and where it might be going, take a listen to Looking For America. Check it out here: https://marcplatt.bandcamp.com/album/looking-for-america.