专辑简介

Grammy nominee, Ben O'Neill writes songs that seem at once as fresh as a new love and as familiar as an old friend. Mining essential elements from wordsmiths Bob Dylan and Jason Isbell and melodic masters Paul Simon and Duke Ellington, Ben crafts an ecosystem diverse enough to include a clever turn of phrase and a heartfelt prayer, a soaring falsetto and a searing guitar solo, an earthy groove and a heavenly contrast of harmony. Years of being a hired gun for the likes of John Legend, Common, Jill Scott and others adds a unique gloss to the raw sincerity of the performances. As soon as the songs on Salt call to mind the forlorn honesty of Ryan Adams or the propulsive riffs of Tom Petty, a lyric takes a turn to an uncommon insight or a melody rises to an unexpected conclusion and reminds the listener that they are in unexplored territory; territory where Ben is constantly searching for new ways to challenge himself, the listener and the definition of American Songwriter.