Mid-Americana, by Barak Hill

Mid-Americana

by Barak Hill

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1.	Reunion Song 03:13	buy track
2.	When You're Missing Me 03:49	buy track
3.	The Upside of Fire 02:54	buy track
4.	I Want to Say Love 04:31	buy track
5.	Something Good 03:05	buy track
6.	Take What You Need 03:35	buy track
7.	All I Ever Get 02:59	buy track
8.	The Way It Is 03:36	buy track
9.	Get It Down 03:04	buy track
10.	Victory Song (for the Other Side) 02:45	buy track

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Mid-Americana is Barak Hill's fifth full-length album. A collection of ten original songs that Barak considers to be among the best he's ever written are brought to life with the help of a talented group of studio musicians. Dave Anderson (guitar), Molly Healey (violin and cello), Kristi Meredith (vocals), and Donnie Kraft (upright bass) add texture and color to Barak's solid guitar and soulful vocals. Arrangements are sparse and instrumentation is used sparingly to leave the songs plenty of room to breath. The album is warm and intimate. In the end, the focus is always on the lyrics. Plain-spoken and to-the-point, Barak writes with an honest ear and a thoughtful tone. His brand of Americana is one of heartache, but always with a fistful of hope that things might work out yet.

Mid-Americana would not sound out of place played next to albums by Gillian Welch, Ordinary Elephant, Amos Lee, or Josh Ritter.

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released August 30, 2019

Barak Hill: vocals, guitar, harmonica
Kristi Meredith: vocals
Dave Anderson: guitar
Molly Healey: violin, cello
Donnie Kraft: bass

All songs by Barak Hill except:
"When You're Missing Me" by Barak Hill and Marshall Hill
"Get It Down" by Barak Hill and Joel Lamm

Produced by Barak Hill
Recorded by Jim Rea at Jim Rea Studio, Springfield, MO
Dave Anderson at Tritone Studio, St Louis, MO
and Barak Hill at Folkpile Studio, Springfield, MO
Mixed by Barak Hill at Folkpile Studio, Springfield, MO
Mastered by Tom Nunes at Atomic Mastering, Salem, OR

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Barak is a singer/songwriter and producer from Springfield, MO.

"Hill’s lyrical approach is economical and plain-spoken, the words of everyman. But they’re delivered with the careful pacing and assuredness of a man who knows the impact he wants and how to get it." - Chris DeRosier, TAG Magazine ... more

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