Effortlessly groovy, jazz-infused, soulful, and sassy, “San Francisco Dreams” is one of those songs that feels like a tribute to the kind of music that was once in abundance, a song forged from sounds that have been slightly lost in the digital age. It’s the sound of the best bar band that you happen to accidentally stumble across, a jam night collective that exists only in that moment, or the most seasoned jobbing musicians dedicated to making the magic happen every night.
And lyrically, it is an extraordinary tale, one that speaks to the scope of our ambitions and the realities of our ability to make good on them, or as JD Hinton so eloquently puts it, “I got as far as Oakland with San Francisco dreams.” Mixing sharp-eyed wit with melodies that lift and ache, this latest single carries the kind of hard-earned wisdom that only comes with years on the road. Not every path takes you where you thought it would—but that doesn’t make the journey any less vital.
And who knows, maybe San Francisco is the dream, but Oakland might prove to be an unexpected blessing in disguise… one helluva disguise, to be fair, but you never know. After all, didn’t our lord and saviour Saint Mick once sagely remind us that “You can’t always get what you want, but if you try sometime you’ll find, you get what you need.” And who are we, mere mortals, to question such divine missives. Oakland, real or metaphorical, might be better than you think.
A celebration of soulful guitar licks and washes of organ, propulsive yet poised drums, killer electric six-string solos, and chiming pianos. Just picking apart the various sounds is a fun task in itself.
What a great song “San Francisco Dreams” is, and what a fantastic find JD is. This is a good day, a good day indeed!
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