Shane Cooley
“Forest”
By Leslie Snyder
A breath of fresh air is coming out of Mollusk, Virginia. This breath of fresh air is coming from an insightful, yet passionate independent folk roots artist named Shane Cooley. This mesmerizing folk roots artist will take listeners on a soul stirring adventure with his latest CD “Forest” which will be released on April 22, 2022 featuring ten tracks that will awaken one’s senses with soulful vocals and rustic folk roots melodies that sound like Mother Nature is attempting to make people feel peaceful in an uncertain world.
The soul stirring adventure begins with a feeling of loneliness growing within a man in the nerve-racking track “Coyote.” This track features quivering vocals and sensuous, yet animalistic folk roots melodies that sound like a nervous heartbeat. This track is a haunting tale about concerned man who is hiking through the woods while keeping his pessimistic views about the world bottled up inside of him. Then, the concerned man hears the howl of a coyote. So, the concerned man realizes that the coyote can also sense the turmoil that has overtaken society. Meanwhile, the soul stirring adventure continues with feelings of loneliness turning into hope and curiosity in the calming track “Orchid.” This track features soulful vocals and fluttering folk roots melodies that sound like a gentle breeze is rusting through the pine trees on a cool spring day. This track is a reflective tale about an inquisitive man who is fascinated by the vibrant color of a wild flower that is growing within the deep, dark woods. The inquisitive man realizes that Planet Earth is still beautiful and needs to be preserved.
Finally, the soul stirring adventure comes to an end when Mother Nature’s beauty becomes lifeless and desolate in the ominous track “Bag of Bones.” This track features gritty vocals and eerie, stifling folk roots melodies that sound like a hot breeze has overcome all life on Planet Earth. This track is a dark tale about a terrified man who is literally going crazy due to the constant barrage of negativity that is occurring around him on a daily basis. Therefore, the terrified man feels like life is being sucked out of his body and he will be nothing but a carcass wasting away in the wind.
Shane Cooley is an amazing independent folk roots artist with a great sense of honesty about the world around him with a mix of soulful vocals and a combination of brooding and soothing folk roots melodies throughout his heart wrenching CD “Forest.” This well-crafted collection of music will hopefully teach people how to take care of our planet rather than destroy it
Record Label: Shane Cooley Music
Artist Websites:
www.shanecooley.com
www.shanecooleymusic.bandcamp.com