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Three Flights From Alto Nido

Greg Laswell

Three Flights From Alto Nido

by Jim Fahy

Lyricist/singer/multi-instrumentalist/producer Greg Laswell finds himself released from heartache with Three Flights From Alto Nido – the enigmatically, yet aptly titled, third volume of his trilogy of heartbreak and redemption.  His previous album, 2006’s wonderful Through Toledo, was an intimate account of a devastating experience in his life.  How The Day Sounds, a six song EP released earlier this year, served as a bridge toward self-realization while vividly capturing the sense of healing and moving on. Three Flights From Alto Nido resonates with a grand, therapeutic soundscape gained from renewal and letting go of loss. Pointing out that ‘alto nido’ translates from the Spanish as ‘high nest,’ Laswell explains that “‘Three flights up’ implies that you’re on your way to a ‘high nest,’ even if you’re not quite there yet.  Whereas Through Toledo was intimate and autobiographical for the most part, the EP reflected the transitional time of coming out of it,” Laswell explains. “With this album, I wanted to do something really big sounding—a little bit bigger than I am, really. You need this.

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