photo courtesy of Cobra Promotions

Single Review of Paul Sherry: “Fades”

Award-winning Irish blues and rock musician Paul Sherry released a cool single, “Fades,” late last year. The song was produced at Start Together Studio in Belfast by Rocky O’Reilly. Multi-instrumentalist Sherry performed guitar, bass, and piano on the record, while Davy Cassidy contributed the drumwork.

“Fades” opens with jangly, rough-hewn guitarwork before being joined by Sherry’s gritty, raw, passionate vocals, which lend an edgy insistence to the chorus: “I see everything just fades, letting go now. I see everything fades. Where’s it go now? Everything changes.” The second verse maintains a bit more energy, allowing the song to amp up even more in the second chorus. In need of a release, the song adeptly passes through a less-instrumented, airier bridge before picking up the energy on the other side, rockin’ it out to the close until a final-second fade. Just a really cool arrangement, well-suited to Sherry’s delivery.

Taking a holistic view of “Fades,” the song has a real-life, gritty, honest vibe along the lines of a Bruce Springsteen or John Mellencamp song. Stylistically similar but not sonically. No the sound is unique to Paul Sherry. So if you’re not familiar with his work, this song seems like a great introduction. And if you do know Paul already, well, if you haven’t hear “Fades” yet, you’re gonna dig rocking along to it!

photo courtesy of Cobra Promotions

Looking Ahead

If you want to catch Paul Sherry live, there are several upcoming shows listed on his webpage. He also announces upcoming gigs on his Instagram and Facebook pages.