Luke De-Sciscio and the melancholy mirage of "The Tourist"

 

"in the circus, the mirrors distort your face / you smile, if you're prone to crying..."

There is something about a piano song, just those 88 keys and a voice lends itself to a different kind of theatricality. Now, "The Tourist" by the very prolific Luke De-Sciscio does have other adornments besides just piano and Luke's emotional blast of a voice, there are layers of added backing vocals, harmonies too, a distant drum beat with a dull heavy kick and sonic dissonance pushing against all the constructed walls of emotions, guitar lines and a gorgeous melancholy violin solo, but Luke's torn, shredded emotional voice and keys stand out. It is as if a musical storm is swirling around breaking things but Luke's lyrical spiral as the piano notes cast out a mirage of memories within his eye line. I am intrigued by the title. Maybe it has to do with us all being tourists in other people's lives or even in our own. Maybe when our lives or reason for being is a mystery we are just detached travelers.  

The song is from his tenth album entitled "If one thing were different, nothing would be the same".

-Robb Donker Curtius

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At just 30 years-old Luke De-Sciscio has recorded and released ten full length albums, each offering a different perspective on the esoteric songwriter and each, incrementally, shifting Luke closer to mainstream recognition. And yet, somewhat ironically, it wasn’t until Luke’s assent to stardom was stopped dead in its tracks, that Luke found the elusive final piece to his songwriting puzzle. On new album, If one thing were different, nothing would be the same there is a palpable, infectious spirit of contentment, hope and gratitude and the undeniable feeling that for all his triumphs and failures, Luke has truly found the full scope of his mercurial soul.

Luke De-Sciscio, folk indie, avant pop, singer songwriter, wanderlust, acoustic reflections, breath and release, post Banquet, "The Tourist", "If one thing were different, nothing would be the same",