From the propulsive opener "On the Way Out" to the lilting closer "Something's Out There" (about, of all things, a UFO abduction), the sparkling Never Home is Freedy Johnston's most musically and emotionally expansive outing to date. Finding a sympathetic ear in producer and guitarist Danny "Kootch" Kortchmar, Johnston's songs transcend their dark themes to reveal unexpected and heretofore unseen moments of warmth and sentimentality; even edgy, Randy Newman-like character studies such as "He Wasn't Murdered" and "Gone to See the Fire" offer moments of tenderness which their subjects (suicide and arson, respectively) can't suppress.
Freedy Johnston
Never Home
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AllMusic Review by Jason Ankeny
Track Listing
| Sample | Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2:48 | SpotifyAmazon | |||||
| 2 | 3:13 | SpotifyAmazon | |||||
| 3 | 4:29 | SpotifyAmazon | |||||
| 4 | 3:42 | SpotifyAmazon | |||||
| 5 | 3:11 | SpotifyAmazon | |||||
| 6 | 4:31 | SpotifyAmazon | |||||
| 7 | 3:36 | SpotifyAmazon | |||||
| 8 | 3:12 | SpotifyAmazon | |||||
| 9 | 4:05 | SpotifyAmazon | |||||
| 10 | 4:00 | SpotifyAmazon | |||||
| 11 | 3:31 | SpotifyAmazon |
