{"id":698,"date":"2026-06-05T15:08:41","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T15:08:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newenglandamericana.org\/?p=698"},"modified":"2026-06-06T02:59:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T02:59:14","slug":"andrew-mason-macintosh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newenglandamericana.org\/index.php\/2026\/06\/05\/andrew-mason-macintosh\/","title":{"rendered":"Andrew Mason McIntosh &#8211; Water Come Down"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/6aJlONo3yYpnfYl38cgsmV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">L<\/a><\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/6aJlONo3yYpnfYl38cgsmV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">i<\/a><\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/6aJlONo3yYpnfYl38cgsmV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">s<\/a><\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/6aJlONo3yYpnfYl38cgsmV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">t<\/a><\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/6aJlONo3yYpnfYl38cgsmV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">e<\/a><\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/6aJlONo3yYpnfYl38cgsmV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">n<\/a><\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/6aJlONo3yYpnfYl38cgsmV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> <\/a><\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/6aJlONo3yYpnfYl38cgsmV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">o<\/a><\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/6aJlONo3yYpnfYl38cgsmV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">n<\/a><\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/6aJlONo3yYpnfYl38cgsmV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> <\/a><\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/6aJlONo3yYpnfYl38cgsmV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">S<\/a><\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/6aJlONo3yYpnfYl38cgsmV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">p<\/a><\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/6aJlONo3yYpnfYl38cgsmV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">o<\/a><\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/6aJlONo3yYpnfYl38cgsmV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">t<\/a><\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/6aJlONo3yYpnfYl38cgsmV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">i<\/a><\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/6aJlONo3yYpnfYl38cgsmV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">f<\/a><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/6aJlONo3yYpnfYl38cgsmV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>y<\/em><\/a><\/strong><br><strong>8 tracks<\/strong><br><em>Water Come Down<\/em>\u00a0showcases eight stylistically diverse originals from Boston-based singer-songwriter Andrew Mason McIntosh. His high, keening tenor recalls a young Luka Bloom, especially on the earnest strummer &#8220;Responsibility.&#8221; McIntosh&#8217;s songwriting explores a broad musical palette &#8211; from the whimsical Spanglish of &#8220;Donde Esta el Ba\u00f1o&#8221; with its &#8220;too much cerveza, not enough comida&#8221; narrative echoing the Gulf and Western stylings of Kenny Chesney to the piano ballad &#8220;Reality Check&#8221; giving off strong Brit-pop vibes. The album&#8217;s lo-fi production is a feature rather than a bug, as creative percussion choices give each track a distinct identity. (The atmospheric glockenspiel on &#8220;Addiction&#8221; recalls Lou Reed-era Velvets.) Known for his entertaining live performances and clever mash-ups, McIntosh brings that same energy to these compositions, creating an album highlighting his strengths as a songwriter and performer. (Jay Jenne)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen on Spotify8 tracksWater Come Down\u00a0showcases eight stylistically diverse originals from Boston-based singer-songwriter Andrew Mason McIntosh. His high, keening tenor recalls a young Luka Bloom, especially on the earnest strummer &#8220;Responsibility.&#8221; McIntosh&#8217;s songwriting explores a broad musical palette &#8211; from the whimsical Spanglish of &#8220;Donde Esta el Ba\u00f1o&#8221; with its &#8220;too much cerveza, not enough [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[6,9],"class_list":["post-698","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","tag-fall-2024","tag-reviews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newenglandamericana.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/698","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newenglandamericana.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newenglandamericana.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newenglandamericana.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newenglandamericana.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=698"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.newenglandamericana.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/698\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":819,"href":"https:\/\/www.newenglandamericana.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/698\/revisions\/819"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newenglandamericana.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=698"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newenglandamericana.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=698"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newenglandamericana.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=698"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}