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Artist
Paul Masson
12+ albums
country-folkfolkamericanaAllspotify
about
Paul Masson is an American singer-songwriter who lives in Baltimore MD. He has released a debut self-titled EP, described as “brilliant,” “authentic,” and “honest.” It is a record that is country at its root, but hints at soul, blues, and folk as well. With a voice older then his years, Masson is a man who has been to the edge and fought his way back to share his tribulations. His stories are autobiographical, but always relatable. There’s a depth to his songwriting that is impressive when you take into account that this is his debut record. Masson wrote the record upon his return to Baltimore in January 2009 after having moved away three years ago. “Being back in Baltimore I started seeing things more clearly. Songs like “My Girl Baltimore”, which had been in my head for some time suddenly came into focus. I had written the chorus before I moved away, and the words had been an angry sentiment. But after moving back, and reflecting on my travels the past couple years, suddenly ‘She’s my beautiful girl/She’s named Baltimore/and oh well honey don’t you know you’re going to win.’ were expressing love. It was the idea of giving yourself to another person or place without regret and that action freeing you.” Love is the theme that ties together much of the record. “To be honest I had decided to give up music when I moved back to Baltimore, but at the risk of sounding cliché, it was love that brought me back to it. I had closed my heart off to beauty and feeling, and until I was s
