Letting Go

by Hayden Pedigo

Letting Go cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 24 September 2021
  • Label: Mexican Summer
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 30:47
  • Community rating: 3.63/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'Letting Go' showcases Hayden Pedigo's masterful command of acoustic fingerstyle guitar, weaving intricate, wordless narratives deeply tied to the vast landscapes of the Texas panhandle. The compositions expand beyond pure American Primitivism by incorporating subtle, atmospheric synthesizer drones and delicate pedal steel. The album exudes a profound sense of pastoral melancholy and open-road tranquility.

Genres

Descriptors: Acoustic, Folk, instrumental, melodic, atmospheric, guitars, folk, acoustic, minimal

Tracklist

  1. Carthage (5:30)
  2. Some Kind of Shepherd (4:38)
  3. Tints of Morning (4:13)
  4. Rained Like Hell (4:13)
  5. Letting Go (3:24)
  6. Something Absolute (3:51)
  7. I Wasn't Dreaming (4:58)

Credits

  • Hayden Pedigo - primary artist, acoustic guitar [6 string acoustic guitar], 12-string acoustic guitar, electric guitar, lap steel guitar [lap steel], synthesizer, songwriter [songs written by]
  • David Menestres - double bass [upright bass]
  • Brandon Perdue - drums
  • Blaine Todd - electric bass
  • Phillip S. Rodriguez - lacquer cut by
  • Jonathan Phillips - painting [album cover painting by]
  • Luke Schneider - pedal steel guitar [pedal steel]
  • Cole Longanecker - synthesizer

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