For those unaware, Waitin’ To Be Seen is an enveloping double album from Chris Bullinger, presenting a range of poetic lyrical narrations within a catching blend of classic rock and country.

Joined by a talented band of Nashville-based musicians, Bullinger crafts a successful release whose chronology resembles a collection of short stories, comprising a “Part 1” and “Part 2” across its 23 songs.

“It’s overarching narrative speaks to a quest for authentic connection,” Bullinger says of the album. “As if this depth of connection gives you some kind of recognition — like someone hearing the tree that fell in the woods.”

1. One Complete Connection
2. Ain’t Life Grand
3. Doin’ Bad Good
4. Darlin’ ‘n’ Me
5. Up All Night
6. Carving Tree
7. Already Broke
8. The Way Things Go
9. I’m Not Comin’ Back Home
10. Gotta Save Yourself
11. Temporary Baby
12. Payin’ Dues

Part 1 of this dutifully crafted, impassioned and genuinely heartfelt new recording, opens on the languishing One Complete Connection and the leisurely Ain’t Life Grand, and then we get the upbeat, free wheelin’ Doin’ Bad Good, the low slung rocker Darlin’ ‘n’ Me, the gloriously-charged, bluesy finger snapper Up All Night, and then comes the yearning balladry of Carving Tree.

The riveting storytelling and escalating structural tendencies continues onward with some dutiful storytelling of Already Broke and the joyously-sculpted The Way Things Go, and they are in turn backed by the restful I’m Not Comin’ Back Home, a mid-tempo twang that drives Gotta Save Yourself, this first part rounding out on the impassioned Temporary Baby, closing on the jangly blues rocker Payin’ Dues.

Chris Bullinger - Payin’ Dues [Official Video]

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