An affecting folk single from Glenn Kye, “Uncle Kenny’s for Lunch” compels in its scenic storytelling and serenely melodic acoustic-driven flow. The Brooklyn-based artist sets a personal scene right away. “We only went to his house that once,” he sings, referencing Uncle Kenny. “He played the guitar, and my momma cried,” he continues, reflecting on the year his grandfather passed, and how it resulted in family get-togethers that don’t normally occur, even with the likes of Uncle Kenny, later blocked by the family on social media.
References to “strange memories” signal the start of an escalated passion, the “took ten years before she could look at his pictures without getting misty” capturing the state of grieving in artful form — where the only crime is “loving endlessly.” The latter word’s refrain is especially heartrending, evolving into soaring, multi-layered vocal enthrallment. “Uncle Kenny’s for Lunch” is a touching folk success from Glenn Kye.
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This and other tracks featured this month can be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Emerging Singles’ Spotify playlist.
