Madigan's music is rooted in a warm blend of rock and alt-folk guitar that manages to capture the purity of his message in authentically grounding lyrics. He wrote and performed these recordings; lo-fi styled and unplugged. Basic not simple.

15 MP3 Songs
ROCK: Folk Rock, ROCK: Americana



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We've got to live, love and dream
"Big Love" is about essence. It conveys depth. It is about family, and about soul. It resonates with the inspiration, the purity, and the candor of love and life. Life as it happens, with subtle intensity.

Breathe free will
Music is meant to inspire, to create moments that can be as much reflective as provoking. It is also meant to be fun. Finding a way of bringing each of these elements together ties not only our passions but extends our reach, humanity, and balance. Themes rarely sated.

Developing dialogue
Music should be as much about evolving as, at times, regressing. It gives context as readily as inspiration. It requires the ability to communicate, to listen -- one without the other is either screaming or deafening silence.

We inhale the world to breathe out meaning
With rock music progressively grounded in three-chord structure, and pop-art-form meant to be a metamorphosis of style, influence naturally abounds. While a "self-respecting" musician claims glaring individuality, music is meant to be inspired by what has come before. Where luck and talent collide, it can equally be defining.

Exquisitely human
John Martyn, Lou Reed, Jay Farrar, Lucinda Williams, Alejandro Escovedo, Paul Westerberg, the Beatles, June Tabor, Uncle Tupelo, the Band, Lambchop, Billy Bragg, Wilco, Warren Zevon, Joe Henry, Matt Nathanson, Beth Orton, Gillian Welch, Caetano Veloso, Otis Taylor, Paul Weller, and Bob Dylan continue to both influence and inspire me.

A philosophy of the soul
I hope my music manages to influence. To coax thought and entice feeling. I hope it resonates. I hope it manages to feel familiar. Absently smiling and unexpectedly beautiful.

Richard Madigan, NYC
richardmadigan.com