Lind, Bob - It Oughta Be Easy CD

Jack Nitzsche captured Bob Lind’s songwriting mojo in one righteous line from his liner notes for “Don’t Be Concerned”, Lind’s debut album: “There isn’t one lie in the contents of his poetry”. Nearly 60 years later, Lind’s new “It Oughta Be Easy” album shows that honesty continues to stir his lyric-writing muse. Indeed, the unflinching candour and articulate narrators of his story-songs have grown even sharper with time. Lind’s discography is split between two periods: four albums between 1966 and 1971, and a further four from 2012 to 2026. During the 41 years between new releases, he largely turned his attention to the written word: journalism, novels and Plays. Despite the gap, Lind’s compulsively truthful and erudite approach to lyric-writing remained intact. But his recent work shows him also drawing upon age and experience. He brings hard-won wisdom, compassion and flashes of humour to “It Oughta Be Easy” with mature and clear-eyed songs that mark another milestone in a storied career.