Up until recently writing a Jack Johnson album review was a matter of simply copy/pasting the review of his previous album and replacing the song titles. This surfer gone songwriter has a lot of things going for him but innovation isn’t really one of his biggest characteristics.
Same thing once again with “To The Sea”… it’s an album filled with campfire songs that become a logical option once you’ve all joined in on that 10-minute rendition of “Kumbaya My Lord”. It’s the type of songs that make you want to put on your board shorts and go chill in a hammock with a mojito. Nothing wrong with that especially during songs like “Only The Ocean” and the title track. But some of the songs on here make too little of an impression to really be noteworthy.
This album is a first for me though seeing as it was recorded entirely with the help of solar energy. Which is kind of a cool thing to do.
Score: 6.5 out of 10
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