Cody ChesnuTT “Come Back Like Spring”
Atlanta-born Cody ChesnuTT made quite an impression eight years ago when he unleashed his rave-reviewed double-LP debut, the lo-fi funk/ rock/ soul/ pop homemade brew The Headphone Masterpiece, especially after one of the album’s tracks, “The Seed”, was re-spun by The Roots a year later, emerging as one of the hip hop band/ current late-night TV highlight’s most beloved creations ever (that would be “The Seed (2.0)”). Frustratingly though, he’s since failed to really follow through on all that initial momentum, making the curious decision to cruelly tease fans in the eons since with a couple of sporadically released one-off singles rather than the full-length follow-up they truly desired.
Perhaps as an attempt to keep from completely falling off the edge of our memories, ChesnuTT has returned with a new “tease” in the form of the recently released “Come Back Like Spring”, a far-too brief (it clocks in at just under two minutes) acoustic concoction that beautifully captures his excitement for the new season’s arrival.
Softly crooning atop soothing guitar pluckings and his own delicately layered harmonies, ChesnuTT brings a smile to your face as he vividly illustrates the perfect day unfolding around him, noting the scent of “Honeysuckle on the wind” and the sounds of lawnmowers revving up down the block. Not even the stings of nibbling ants and mosquitoes or the threat of pollen to his allergies can ruin the moment, nor his upbeat mood.
Disappointingly, just as one has been overtaken by a similar sense of bliss through the song’s gentle soul sway, Cody rudely snatches it all away, fading out the song after a single serving of it’s chorus.
Damn C.C., the least you could do after all this waiting we’ve had to endure is entertain us with an entire song. Oh well, guess that means we’ll have to give “Come Back” double the multiple re-spins to achieve satisfaction, while keeping our fingers and toes crossed that it’s out-of-nowhere arrival is an early preview of some soon-to-drop sophomore album.
Grab the track, and a bonus (Cody’s original “The Seed”), below.
DL: “Come Back Like Spring” (alt)
BONUS DL: “The Seed” (alt)
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