Favorite Album of The Summer. Carter Hulsey-A Note In Your Pocket.

Carter Hulsey is not a name unfamiliar to Dad's Car Radio. He was featured back in early December as an artist that you needed to watch out for. Now a little over a half year later Carter's album, "A Note In Your Pocket" has finally dropped. 

Like A Bear-The first track on the album gets the album off to a very strong musical start. Probably the most energetic song on the album but not in an overwhelming amount whatsoever. 

Good Time-The only way I can describe how I feel about this song is by saying how much I want to hear it live in a packed show. Especially if it was an opening song I can see this song getting a crowd excited and happy for the rest of the night because the song really does that overall happy folk song feel to it. 

Before We Go Down-For those of you who have been listening to Carter before reading this article probably already know about this song. On the album though BWGD is a rerecorded version that has some slight changes and is of a more professional quality than the original version from the EP.

Black and Blue-This song is my personal favorite of the entire album. Black and Blue was released as a single way before the album came out which I bought and really fell in love with. The lyrics I think are something anyone can relate to where you just love someone so much that it nothing can change those feelings. If you only have enough money to buy one or two songs from the album this is a must have.

If It Feels-Another rerecorded song from the EP has a few changes when compared to its original. When compared to the album as a whole this song has more of a rock feel to it because of it's use of the electric guitar and drums that are used throughout the entire track.

A Note In Your Pocket-The title track of the album is one of my favorite kinds of songs because it tells a story. It is vocally and musically strong and because it is the title track I expect it to be one of the more popular songs of the album.

Don't Waste Time-Bringing the electric guitar and drums back out this song takes the listener back a few steps to hear a story about some very helpful advice that anyone can take into consideration and use in their everyday life.

Parade-Another rerecorded song is one that should be familiar to people who have been keeping up with our website since our first blog about Carter. We uploaded a video to share with you of Parade being performed live at a show in Lancaster, PA. The video will also be embedded to watch again or for the first time at the end of this post.

Aleda-The way this album was mapped out can be compared to running on an uneven path. Some spots are high and others are low in terms to how much energy is used. Aleda is one of the more high energy songs of the album and is also the shortest since it's only a minute and 16 seconds long. Parade is a 5 minute song so it does seem planned out that the shortest song comes after the longest. Either way Aleda is probably the only track on the album that listeners can really move around to. 

Maybe If It Rains-The final song slows things down just a little bit and like Black and Blue has a female vocalist joining Carter. From the beginning of the song you just get the feeling that this is the last song. It has the tone of closure in it that also is very comforting at the same time. I once again must compliment how well this album was planned out because it almost works like a movie in how it has a introduction, climax, and conclusion.

The album keeps the tone that Carter has always had, acoustic folk that even someone who is sworn off of music couldn't help but listen to and be immediately submerged in the relaxing lyrics and melodies. A Note In Your Pocket along with Carter's other EP is available now on iTunes and in Carter's Big Cartel Store.

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