Story22 Mar 20261 min read

Across Oceans & Influences:

New York based music journalist, Chris Hedden reviews Cary Archer's "Cut Foot" for On The Back Edge Of The Beat.

After listening to music for many years, there are occasional moments when I think I’ve heard everything. Obviously not in the literal sense, these thoughts instead usually center more around how songs are constructed. With only a finite array of chords, beats, melodies, and instrument combinations available in the world, it’d only seem logical that this resource (like many others) might eventually feel/get tapped out. But as I keep learning, the ever-variable time signature of creativity’s story is ultimately never over. Especially in the capable hands of artists like Cary Archer.

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