Taken from the recording sessions for Bob Dylan’s 1962 debut solo self-titled studio album (though first seeing release in 2001, with a limited edition of Love and Theft) Thomas Stajcer has committed to posterity a recording of his own version of, “I Was Young When I Left Home.” It’s a drawn out version on the classic, swapping those bright finger-picked rolls for some sorrowful country crooning. Continue reading Single: Thomas Stajcer Covers Bob Dylan’s ‘I Was Young When I Left Home’
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New Music: Thomas Stajcer Debuts with Classic Country Album ‘Will I Learn To Love Again?’
In a world where country music has deviated so much from its roots, it only makes sense that producing something with a more traditional sound feels new and original. Bluesy and soulful, Thomas Stajcer’s new album Will I Learn To Love Again? feels like coming home. Continue reading New Music: Thomas Stajcer Debuts with Classic Country Album ‘Will I Learn To Love Again?’
Songs Behind The Stories: Thomas Stajcer Walks Us Through ‘In The Long Run’
As they say, no man is an island. We’re all the product of our environment and every artist has their influences. Thomas Stajcer’s upcoming album Will I Learn To Love Again? dives deep into classic country (or “country,” as we like to call it), and that didn’t happen in a vacuum. The album’s second single, “In The Long Run,” was written over the course of two years (ultimately with the aid of Halifax’s Eric Stephen Martin), which is more than enough time for a song to pick up a little extra baggage. Eventually it would become the genesis for the themes and questions that Stajcer would explore over the course of the LP. Here Stajcer breaks down his influences for us. Continue reading Songs Behind The Stories: Thomas Stajcer Walks Us Through ‘In The Long Run’