John Gorka's most realised recording in a career of fine recordings, "Old Futures Gone" takes an intriguing look at our unexpected present and tomorrows. With fresh stylistic turns and band-driven gentle grooves, the sound remains pure Gorka...his voice...more.
I wondered if I had moved on from John Gorka's music. It ocurred to me that perhaps I just didn't listen to "that type of music" anymore. Then I saw him play at a local pub. I marveled at...more.
Okay, look, we don't buy Gorka to dance to, right? (Well, except for a few cuts on "Temporary Road".) Buy this collection if you remember Gorka's original boomy deep voice and you want it updated with his continually maturing...more.
Okay, look, we don't buy Gorka to dance to, right? (Well, except for a few cuts on "Looking Forward".) Buy this collection if you remember Gorka's original boomy deep voice and you want it updated with his continually maturing...more.
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His rich baritone and literate songwriting are John Gorka's links to an urban folk tradition that belies his years, linking him more to early '60s troubadors than to the singer-songwriters of the '70s and '80s. Ranging from snapshots of...more.