Jesse Madigan – Nothing Better Than A Journey To You

The male singer/songwriter has, for the longest time, been a worn trope. A succession of beige examples in the preceding decade led to the title becoming a weighty one, a poisoned position. When listening to Jesse Madigan’s album Nothing Better Than A Journey To You, there are clear troubadour postmarks, as if Madigan is travailing the well-beaten path of his forebears: the lovelorn lyricism; the wispy and self-serious vocal delivery. There is enough promise contained in the record, though, to be hopeful for Madigan finding growing success down the road.