Shadwick Wilde

Forever Home

Sofaburn Records

This well-made, well-written, well-played album is quiet to the point of somber, and perfect for quiet times. There is a lot to admire here. The folk/folk-rock/Americana music is solid, and well-produced by Ken Coomer, who keeps things moving along nicely. If there is a weak link here, it's that these are sad songs where everything is terrible.

The best song on the album is the one happy song, “Two Girls With Hazel Eyes,” which is also the shortest.

So if you do like sad songs, this is a good album of its type. You can have a good cry or contemplate what life is like right now.

Andrea Weiss