E.G. Phillips’ new release is an Americana song with jazz influences that will never go out of style and is very personal. The song is about being warm, holding back, and having a lot of emotions. “The Music I Still Adore” sounds like a quiet conversation with the past, where memory is a friend alive and changing, rather than a sad memory.
The song goes from jazzy sophistication to intimacy with a hint of country, and Christopher Fortier’s swinging archtop guitar keeps it all together. The lyrics of the song talk about how music is a part of our lives, how it changes us, and how it makes us feel. Phillips talks about rediscovery, which is how songs come back to us in new ways as life changes, not just because we miss them.
Music can show you how things change, how they stay the same, and how you grow because it can make you feel at home without being stuck in time. Chris McGrew plays the drums, and Bryan Horne plays the upright bass in the rhythm section. They give the song a little more depth without changing its introspective tone. Nyssa and Kevin Seal’s backing vocals add a soft touch to the song, making it sound fuller without losing its intimacy. The carefully thought-out and limited production choices let the story breathe.
The song was recorded at Wally’s HydeOut and Hyde Street Studios in San Francisco, striking a balance between warmth and clarity that makes it sound like the musicians are in the same room rather than playing perfectly in sync. “The Music I Still Adore” is a song that reminds us that music also listens to us. E.G. Phillips shows that some songs deepen, and he does so with a song that honors the everlasting connection between sound and soul.
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