While “Pushing On Buttons (Staring at Screens)” musically sounds like a long-lost Hank Williams weeper (thanks in no small part to the outstanding steel guitar work by Chris Scruggs), it’s set to lyrics that are very of-this-moment and act as a rallying cry for more human connection, especially as most of us re-enter public life again. “Can You See Me, Sister?” imagines a chance meeting between two of the children of Thomas Jefferson and the enslaved Sally Hemings - Madison, and his older, lighter-skinned sister, Harriet - after years of estrangement.
It’s not about politics, however most of the album is about being a better human to others and yourself. With He Walked On, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Tim O’Brien lays all his cards on the table from the first song, “When You Pray (Move Your Feet).” The saying was a favorite of the late Georgia congressman John Lewis, and it sets the tone for O’Brien’s first new music since the pandemic began.įeaturing a spirited group of players centered around the rhythm section of Pete Abbott on drums and Mike Bub on bass with O’Brien on banjo, bouzouki, guitars, mandola, mandolin, and/or fiddle, depending on the needs of the song, He Walked On tackles many of the issues facing us today.
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