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Sun Drenched Son by The Scornful Four

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Album Title: Hopeful Music for Hopeless People
Label: 4000 Records
Released: 2026
Duration: 00:37:08

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About the Album

Opening track from The Scornful Four 's debut LP, Hopeful Music for Hopeless People (4000 Records, 2026).

Following on from their 2023 live album which launched the project/imprint that has become the landmark Jazz in Meanjin series, the band has taken the fire and spontaneity of live performance into the studio.

'Hopeful Music for Hopeless People' is a two-sided reference: providing hope to those who feel like they are living in a hopeless world, but also as an antidote to the hopeless (read: useless) leaders that the world seems to be blighted by currently. The songs find beauty in the universality of the human experience: loved ones (‘Sun Drenched Son’, ‘Hymn for the Light’, ‘Like an Angel’), the passing of dearly beloved elders (‘Birthday Goodbyes’), parental advice (‘One Day You Will Know’) and the quiet comfort of warm beverages (‘For Tea’).

Recorded in a single three-hour session with the audiophile purity of only four condenser microphones (one for each musician) in one room, the album is imbued with an honesty and immediacy of communication and expression that is rarely heard, even on jazz records.

Tracks

Sun Drenched Son; One Day You Will Know; Birthday Goodbyes; For Tea; Like an Angel; Hymn for the Light.

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Hopeful Music for Hopeless People by Jack Kenny

Date featured

September 27, 2026

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