Patrick van Zandwijk who goes by the professional stage name of TuskHead is an alternative country, American and folk maestro from Herwijnen, Netherlands. He has been writing music for over 10 years and has been performing and singing as TuskHead for around 3 years now. He also performs in the acoustic duo, Purple Patron. His first EP “The Rambler” was released back in 2021 and his upcoming “Change of Shape” will be his first full-length album of 7 tracks. In the making of the album, he collaborated with Jim Vickers of Fragile Art for the album’s artwork and CD design.
In this new album TuskHead endeavors to bring country music as we remember it by turning these stories about love, life, hurt, adventure, and numerous fascinating and other melancholic ordeals into melodies with near-perfect appeal! He allows the story session to be equally divided and showcases the journey through hurt, struggle, and heartbreak and on the other side relief, acceptance, healing and new hope. What an album!
At the heart of this album are simple progressions, repetitive rhythms and catchy riffs that accompany the singer. Straightforward chord structures that are lifted by great vocal harmonies and extremely strong choruses are what you can expect in this 7-track exquisiteness. The tracks that make up this album include: “Time to Go Home”, “Let Go”, “What we Had”, “Saddle Up”, “Last Breath”, “Out of Here”, and “Better Man”. The emotional content throughout this album generates its lasting appeal and will single it out as one of the most enjoyable country music albums to listen to and will literally ‘croon’ itself its way into listeners’ hearts.
Rich, lush orchestral arrangements all custom prepared for the listener that will, in the process see the meteoric rise of TuskHead’s star as an epitome of the country sound is what this album is all about and will in many different ways allow its listeners to live through an aesthetic country reimagined musical space!
This is what you get from this bewitching album and it will be available for streaming on May 27th.