Hotel Lives

by Simon Joyner

Hotel Lives cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 19 June 2001
  • Label: Truckstop
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:17:09
  • Community rating: 3.75/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Exploring deeper, more atmospheric soundscapes, 'Hotel Lives' is a stunning studio album from Omaha-based artist Simon Joyner. The record blends his signature acoustic folk with slow, nocturnal blues, psychedelic folk, and country-folk arrangements. His warm, expressive vocals explore themes of sensory intimacy, mystery, and bittersweet memory over a lush and on铆ric instrument backdrop.

Genres

Descriptors: atmospheric, male-vocalist, folk, acoustic, distorted, jangly, repetitive

Tracklist

  1. Hotel Suite (03:11)
  2. The Blue Hammer (05:12)
  3. Insomnia (06:34)
  4. Now We Must Face Each Other (04:23)
  5. The House (04:46)
  6. She Without Shelter (06:04)
  7. Your Old Haunts (08:17)
  8. My Life Is Sweet (07:16)
  9. You, David, Maria & Me (06:17)
  10. Nocturne (04:00)
  11. How I Regret That I've Done Wrong (06:11)
  12. Only Love Can Bring You Peace (05:52)
  13. Geraldine (09:06)

Credits

  • Chikinki - primary artist, written-by
  • Spooky - illustration

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