Heard first via your Youtube link, so good to find it here too! What a great production aided by Bryan's skills. This is such a joy, makes me so look forward to the album. Hats off to you for this gem.

cheerful music, first few bars suggest Christmas, then comes a Motown part - followed by a wonderful Billy Joel-ish chorus. Props for the bass too!

Fantastic song, I was immediately hooked on the riff.

This is so good Joseph! What a great sound, and I love the way you use your voice. Excellent songwriting too!

How lovely Joseph...great sound, cool video...I kept thinking of Van the man!!!

What does your soul desire? What does it take to make it real? And if you do, was it worth the cost? 

Inspired by Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" and some of its countless adaptations, "Invocation" is the first single from my forthcoming record "Haunts & Wants"
(Out on Oct. 6th). 

Sonically influenced by classic soul music, the track features dazzling backing vocals by Yona Marie and dramatic horns by Swedish trio TrippTrappTrull. A special shout-out to Jeff Martin for letting me play his bass on this one. 

When I was making 2018's Congeries, I originally intended to include "Invocation" as it fit with the theme of magical creation shared with songs like "Feathertop," another supernatural "monster" creation story. But I wasn't quite happy with all the lyrics, so fittingly like the song's speaker, I "labored" on. When I finished writing it, it became clear that it would be the opener of a new album, one that's been my passion project for some five years now. 

As I entered the recording phase at the start of 2022, I enlisted the aid of Bryan Ciliberto, whose efforts producing, mixing, and performing on the album have been invaluable. A tremendous thank you to Bryan for all he did to keep the candle glowing on our quest for magic. 

Check out the  lyric video:
https://youtu.be/nyQuD_JpZDw

Invocation

Singer songwriter from the mountains of North Carolina

www.josephhouckmusic.com

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