The Wake [Opaque Blue], Foy Vance, Vinyl

Foy Vance’s seventh album The Wake marks the completion of a decades-long journey defined by tireless soul-searching and life-altering revelation. Produced by Ethan Johns (Paul McCartney, Ray LaMontagne); The Wake brings Vance’s gritty vocal to a potent convergence of folk, soul and Southern blues. In his intimate exploration of the human condition, the result is the purest distillation of his truly singular artistry, imparting defiant joy into songs of longing and loss and hard-won acceptance.