Spotlight Luke
I once asked my friend Luke Flowers when he develops most of his lyrics. My commute to and from work, was his answer. I’m surprised that one can be inspired enough by potholes and bottlenecks to generate such interesting song ideas.
On first listen, you’ll hear him sing about robots, Styrofoam statues and boxes of butterflies. His lyrics will weave in and around the night the Titanic sank and will even introduce you to a woman named Martha that you’ll probably never meet. But once you’ve moved past the first layer of each of his songs, you’ll begin to hear messages on loss, love and hope. In subtle ways, Luke shares stories about himself and about people and circumstances that have impacted him.
His isn’t the kind of music that you get immediately. But it is the kind that requires you to soak it in and think… about yourself and the intricacies that make all of us unique. His music helps to illuminate why the ancient craft of storytelling is still so therapeutic.
Every time I do shows with Luke, I’m forever inspired to be better about looking into my day-to-day experiences a little deeper.
Plus, he’s just a really nice guy and introduced me to Ray Lamontagne.
We’ll be playing at Dogtooth Coffee tonight. Faith Fuqua will be opening up for us.
