Release Date August 2021
It may seem odd to say, but for some folks the pandemic, with all its restrictions and limitations, may have come along at a good time. A chance to slow down, take stock, reflect on life, clean up the act if needs be. Tim Easton, who has been roots-rocking his way across the globe these past twenty years certainly thinks so, and has produced an album conceived during lockdown which reflects on how he arrived at a personal crossroads after perhaps too much damaging behaviour. The album explores his journey towards a better path; when things “get a little blurry” leading to “burned bridges and broken relationships” it is probably time to take stock.
The songs on ‘You Don’t Really Know Me’ showcase Easton’s recovery from “a destructive rambling life of self-centred gratification” but more importantly focus on the acknowledgement of thanks after shedding that old life’s skin. The title track opener is a typical roots rocking number, all slightly dirty guitars and gravelly vocals honed through years of constant touring, an autobiographical tale of growing up as the youngest of 7….“sisters taught me how to tie my shoes/brothers taught me the deep river blues/one told me I could write a book/the other showed me how to bait a hook.” The autobiographical theme continues into ‘Real Revolution’, with the wider look at rebirth, redemption and personal rediscovery….real revolution comes from the inside, from the heart.