The Path Became a Ghost

Description

The Path Became a Ghost is the sophomore album by the American indie pop act A Boy & His Kite (singer, songwriter, and producer Dave Wilton), Kickstarter-funded and independently released in July 2020. The album was recorded, mixed, and mastered by Dave Wilton with Wilton and Latifah Alattas producing. Additional production and engineering by Tyler Cuchiara. All songs written by David Cameron Wilton, except lyrics of “With God On Our Side” by Bob Dylan.

David Wilton is part of the Colorado shoegaze duo Loud Harp with Asher Seevinck; they have three albums including the Psalm Asaph (2014). It’s been eight years since Wilton released his previous solo album under the whimsical Kite moniker, but he’s back with an ear-pleasing collection of tunes in the spirit of… You know, it’s refreshing to run across an artist who’s not easily categorizable. Wilton’s mostly mellow mix of acoustic guitars, piano, and synth pads, co-produced with Moda Spira’s Latifah Alattas, recalls Rivers and Robots or Jars of Clay. Is “gently driving” a thing? The theme of family runs through this album whose titles refers to trusting the Holy Spirit when He nukes our plans, in this case the cancer diagnosis and treatment endured by Wilton’s wife. Album opener «Shadowland» counsels Witmer’s son, drawing on C.S. Lewis’ descriptions of our transient lives on this Earth. “We are all born on a foreign land… held in a Maker’s hand… lost in a Shadowland, walking, walking, running to the end.” This theme of life’s course carries through in «Time» and «Sunny Day» and «past/today» as well. «Words Underneath (Emmaline)» expresses Wilton’s love for his daughter. He also puts a breathtaking new melody to Bob Dylan‘s «With God on Our Side», which for almost sixty years has cautioned listeners not too quickly to bestow divine approval in their personal interests and causes. What a joy to hear an album so deeply personal and finely crafted all at once. [Robert Berman, Worship Musician Magazine, September 2020]

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CD tracklist:

01. Shadowland – 4:24
02. Time – 3:18
03. Sunny Day – 3:20
04. Words Underneath (Emmaline) – 4:23
05. Give You Better – 3:27
06. Talking To The Air – 4:55
07. With God On Our Side – 5:14
08. Free – 4:45
09. Home – 4:40
10. p a s t / t o d a y – 3:51

Note: Released on both CD and 12-inch vinyl LP. Available at Bandcamp: https://aboyandhiskite.bandcamp.com/album/the-path-became-a-ghost

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The Path Became a Ghost, Silver Side Productions 2020, Cover Artwork Vinyl Edition

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