years ranging from rocker to
country storyteller to acous-
tic singer songwriter relaying
heartfelt confessionals. All those
elements are here in the 11-ca-
reer defining tracks on the mu-
sician’s latest release. Fans of
Petty, Springsteen, Dylan and
Chris Robinson have always
found elements of their heroes
in Hoge’s descriptive catalogue.
They remain here in force – yet,
it seems Will has finally found
that singular solid voice of his
own in the process. Inspired by
his son’s garage band Hoge’s
love for music was relit as he
stripped everything down and
went back to the drawing board.
The opening three pack finds
Hoge addressing fragmenting
and fraying relationships that
are perhaps marred by time but
not beyond repair. A repeating
metaphor of an old rusted out
pickup truck is used to drive his
points home. The songs are sad
but solid. Hoge found his share
of mailbox money when he had
a hit covered by the Eli Young
Listen to “Baby’s Eyes” by Will Hoge
NJ STAGE 2017 - Vol. 4 No. 9
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