Joe Kenkel Shares "Sweeping" Single + Music Video via PopWrapped | 'Naturale' LP

Joe Kenkel Shares "Sweeping" Single + Music Video via PopWrapped Read the Psychedelic Baby, SPILL Magazine, and V13 Features Naturale LP Due 1/13/2022 via Earth Libraries

LISTEN/WATCH & SHARE: Joe Kenkel - "Sweeping" Stream / YouTube   "Chiming in with swirling synth-led grooves, reminiscent of a warm summer day, the track is soft-spoken and airy, making it feel familiar and welcoming from the gate." - PopWrapped "Kenkel, a sophisticated folk-rock songwriter, documents Music City’s idiosyncrasies on his debut LP, with acutely observant lyrics that weave their way through a host of characters that you’ve probably encountered: strange men with unsolicited advice, churchgoing neighbors, the guy sweeping up downtown after the party crowd makes its way home." - Nashville Scene "Kenkel’s drumming and synth inject a fluid current underneath, carrying the song with precision and care." - Post Trash "Joe Kenkel is a kindred spirit, a folk rock singer with respect but not reverence for the certitudes of Southern life." - Dusted Magazine "Kenkel’s hazy streams-of-consciousness owe a debt to Bob Dylan vocally and Van Morrison’s Astral Weeks vibe-wise." - Nashville Scene   Today, Joe Kenkel presents "Sweeping," the first single off his forthcoming LP, Naturale (due 1/13/2022 via Earth Libraries). Speaking on the single, Joe wrote: "‘Sweeping’ is one of five love songs on ‘Naturale’. It's one of the oldest on the album. Originally, it was written and performed as an electric-heavy rock song. It found a new meaning with this nylon-led version, surrounded with electronic elements. Once Ross and I stumbled upon the feel of this song, we chased that direction for the remainder of the album.  'Sweeping' is inspired by the mundane acts of kindness that we perform, without huffing and puffing, for those we care for. Acts of friendship and love don’t have to be some grand gesture. They are most often: sharing a meal, giving a ride to the airport, lending a book, sweeping the cat hair from the floor, etc.   It's an oddball love song inspired by small acts of kindness performed gladly for the ones you love. Love inserts itself into unconscious, mundane acts and can transform even household chores into deep expressions of affection. This expression can be felt in the repetition of the song’s chord progression and expansion of its atmospheric elements." Joe Kenkel - "Sweeping" JOE KENKEL LINKS Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Spotify | Apple Music | Bandcamp