Carson McHone - Pentimento

entimento is Carson McHone’s most ambitious and poetic work to date - a stunning fusion of lyrical depth, emotional vulnerability, and sonic experimentation.

Conceived during a time of global unrest and personal reflection, the album feels like a living journal, its pages scattered with poems, letters, diary entries, and watercolors turned into sound.

Opening with the gentle birdsong of “Winter Breaking” and a reading from Ralph Waldo Emerson, McHone immediately sets the tone: this isn’t just an album, it’s an atmosphere. The songs that follow are layered like brushstrokes on canvas, a nod to the album’s title - pentimento, the visible traces of earlier drafts beneath the final image. From the aching intimacy of “Hawks Don’t Share” to the windswept folk of “Only Lovers” and the slow-burn rock textures throughout, every track pulses with memory, place, and purpose.

Recorded over six magical days beside the ocean and captured on an 8-track cassette recorder, Pentimento blends planned compositions with spontaneous performances. The result is both raw and refined, grounded in the earthy warmth of acoustic instruments and the occasional shimmer of feedback or laughter.

This is a record that rewards deep listening. It's not background music - it's a sonic artifact. McHone isn't just making music here; she's crafting a time capsule filled with quiet rebellion, graceful storytelling, and the haunting echo of things left unsaid.

Tracklist

1. Winter Breaking
   
2. Abstract Spring
   
3. Downhill
   
4. Vision in the Verse
   
5. In the Summer the Streets Burned
   
6. Idiom
   
7. Fruits of My Tending
   
8. Forbidden Kiss
   
9. The Canvas
   
10. Lucentum
    
11. Wake You Well
    
12. Triumph of the Heart
    
13. September Song