With Jack Johnson, things aren't always as they seem. Take the cover on which the singer lies relaxed on the beach. The relaxed surfer / singer in optima forma. But take a closer look: Johnson is surrounded by all kinds of washed-up plastic. Garbage found within an hour and within a 90-meter circle on a beach in Hawaii. So it is with Johnson's songs. The singer sounds as if he is musing in a hammock
… with his guitar on his lap, but he has something to say. My Mind Is For Sale, for example, is a veiled critique of the American president and You Can't Control It and Fragments are love letters to the ocean. The socially inspired singer does not only stop with beautiful words. A portion of the proceeds from the album and the tour will go to various charities. (PdK)more
