Jacco Gardner - Cabinet of Curiosities

jaccogardner · Summer's Game It's a hard realization to discover that the world may not be as magical and wondrous as you once believed, & reconciling one's loss of innocence and sense of naïveté is a theme that reoccurs often in art, music, and literature. From 'To Kill a Mockingbird' to 'God Only Knows' the best articulations of lost youth can have a very visceral impact. The 12 tracks that make up the debut album "Cabinet of Curiosities" from Dutch multi-instrumentalist and producer Jacco Gardner deftly explore this territory in a far more accomplished and mature way than you would expect from a 24-year-old, fulfilling the promises made by his first two singles. Jacco's melodic palette colors music with a more U.K.-sensibility, where minor chords & plush harmonies brush up against strings, mellotrons, harpsichords & an occasional squeezebox. The overall feel is more Zombies than Left Banke and more Nirvana & Billy Nicholls than Beach Boys & Van Dyke Parks. Th