There are moments on Good Guess, Winston Cook Wilson’s second album of original songs, when, like a sudden engine shudder on an otherwise placid flight, a shock of anguish jolts through the mix.
The first is on “Business,” the record’s second song, where Wilson is left with nothing but a steady piano and a humming upright bass to reinforce his loneliness. “After the morning broke like an ugly grin / I couldn’t feel anything but grief,” he sings before things drift to an uneasy conclusion.
No matter how impressive the scenery is beyond the airplane windows, no matter how reputable the airline or how favorable the weather conditions, the passenger here is still keenly aware that they’re hurtling forwards at an improbable pace in a gargantuan.
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