Announcing Only Too Well

January 28, 2009 | David

Singer/songwriter Jacob Carver (whose song, "All We Were Asking" closes each GOLD episode) has a new album at CDBaby.

Jacob Carver is not only a brilliant musician—he is also the man who introduced GOLD creator David (me) to Dungeons & Dragons in junior high (they met at a science fair - go figure), and was David’s first Dungeon Master. While there’s no way for all of you to experience the incredible awesomeness of having J as your DM (he can’t be everywhere at once!), you can buy his newest album, Only Too Well. It’s currently available at CDBaby, but will soon be on iTunes, Rhapsody, etc.

From the CD notes:

“In 2007, Seattle songwriter Jacob Carver released his first CD, Done Gone, a solo acoustic effort performed live in the studio, replicating what a typical Jake Carver performance sounded like. Although happy with that effort, Jake took that opportunity to leave the acoustic singer/songwriter world behind. He put together a full-on rock band and in another year entered the studio again for his second effort, Only Too Well.

Although a handful of the same songs from Done Gone were re-envisioned for Only Too Well, the transformation from folksy singer/songwriter to rock-n-roll front man is apparent on every song. From the opening horns of “Bourbon and Blood,” through the uptempo Dylanesque mini-epic “Come Crawling” and the relentless grind of “City Life,” to the closing scorching guitar solo on “Pain and Glory,” Only Too Well is eleven tracks, each one charting a separate path through Jake’s musical imagination, yet still presenting a unified whole.”

I’ve only just received my copy in the mail, and already I love it. Friends or not, this guy is awesome. You should check out his first album, Done Gone, on iTunes—the version of “All We Were Asking” GOLD uses as its finale can be found there, along with a host of other brilliant acoustic tracks.

You really should give this stuff a listen. If you don’t wanna just buy the albums based on my recommendation, you can find Jake and listen to some tracks at his website, jacobcarver.com and on Facebook, and you can follow his twitter.