Everyone's in Everyone

Everyone's in Everyone

Colorado to Los Angeles singer-songwriter Patrick Park is a fantastic, unassuming performer easily overlooked since there is nothing flashy about his approach. He keeps it simple throughout this second album, 2007’s Everyone’s in Everyone, the follow-up to his exemplary 2003 debut Loneliness Knows My Name, allowing his soft, attractive voice to light up the refreshing melodies supported either by his acoustic guitar and harmonica and subtle orchestral shades (“Nothing’s Lost”), or with the standard mix of acoustic and electric guitars, keyboards and a non-obtrusive rhythm section. If this were the 1970s, he’d be a soft-rock shoo-in, resting alongside Cat Stevens, Bread and John Denver. Even the addition of multiple producers — the ‘dbs’ Chris Stamey and Rob Schnapf (Beck, Elliot Smith) — never alters Park’s gameplan. The tunes must simply take their course. “Stay With Me Tomorrow” strikes a haunting, nostalgic pose with its gently, descending melody. “Arrive Like A Whisper” travels along the higher end of Park’s range for the sound of increased urgency. In either case, Park’s tunes stick.

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