Folk Duo 2x – The Talbott Brothers and Caamp

     The Talbott Brothers are Tyler and Nick Talbott in Portland, Oregon. “We Got Love” is a single that will be on the February 10 release of their 14-track album, “Gray.” The showstopper in “We Got Love” starts at 1:20, and is a reminder of the effectiveness of vocal processing. The best line of the lyrics (“Home is who you’re with when you don’t feel alone any more”) is highlighted by reverberation as the pitch ascends. But the draw to “We Got Love” resides throughout the track, not merely the one line and its execution.

     “We Got Love” by The Talbott Brothers

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Lyrics of “We Got Love” by The Talbott Brothers

Packed some bags and we headed west

Thought that it might be the best thing for us

I was thinking about me

All the things that you’d leave behind

Family and a peace of mind

But I, I got you

I am gonna love you ‘til the stars go out

Shelter up above you ‘til they all fall down

We ain't got a lot, but we got love

We ain't got a lot, but we got love

Floating like feathers in heavy rain

The two of us together can weather any change

That comes our way

Nothing here really feels like home

Home is who you’re with when you don’t feel alone anymore

I am gonna love you ‘til the stars go out

Shelter up above you ‘til they all fall down

We ain't got a lot, but we got love

We ain't got a lot, but we got love.

I am gonna love you ‘til the stars go out

Shelter up above you ‘til they all fall down

We ain't got a lot, but we got love

We ain't got a lot, but we got love.

I said

We ain't got a lot. we got love

We ain't got a lot, we got love.

     Who was it that said melancholy doesn’t mix with banjo? Steve Martin? The lyrics of “Misty” paint a melancholy picture while the banjo marches along. The pain in the lyrics is transferred to the listener by the torment in the vocals. The song belongs to Caamp, a duo based in Columbus, Ohio. They are childhood friends Taylor Meier (guitar, lead vocals) and Evan Westfall (banjo, vocals).

     “Misty” by Caamp

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Lyrics of “Misty” by Caamp

You know I can’t eat without you

And I can’t sleep without you

Stay up all night, writing songs about you

Take me on.

And I spend all my days drinking

So I don’t have to spend them thinking

And I know that I won’t last long this way.

Oh, you got me walking ten miles high

Step off, see if I can fly.

And my best guess, is too far off

And in my chest, the rhythms’ gone

And all of the rest, falls to the side

I sit alone in an empty house

Writing notes while I’m thinking ‘bout

The few folks, I didn’t let down

Oh, you got me walking ten miles high

Step off, see if I can fly.

Don’t care if I live or die, don’t care if I live or die.