[SONG OF THE DAY] Cory Becker - "Rivers"

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ICYMI, last Friday Los Angeles indie folk singer-songwriter Cory Becker released his debut, One. Created in the dirt floored basement home-made studio in his Echo Park rental, this introductory solo effort is conjuring a lot of same feels one would get listening to the likes of Wilco, Matt Pond PA, David Bazan, Josh Rouse, and maybe even a little Pete Yorn. It’s wild that this is Cory’s first go at recording and producing everything on his own because it’s got this timelessness to it that can take the most well-seasoned musicians decades to perfect.

Although opening track, “Rivers” has been out in the wild for some time now, I’m taking advantage of the album dropping to highlight it again, because I really think it highlights the essence of the sonic journey that Cory will take you on if you choose to give the album a spin. It’s earnestly straightforward and uncomplicated, yet also somewhat familiar, like meeting someone for the first time that makes you feel like you’ve known them your entire life.

Speaking on the track, Cory told Buzzbands.LA, “‘Rivers’ is a song I wrote to a person I was in a relationship with, who struggled with fear and uncertainty of the future, and our future specifically,” Becker says simply. “The track is inspired by a basic sentiment: You cannot stop what will be, so let it happen, whatever it is.”

One is out now and would be the perfect album to give a first spin on a carefree Saturday.