On first listen, John Raymond's Strength & Song projects a level of sophistication and maturity that would suggest the recording was made by an artist who has spent many years fine-tuning his craft.

Already & Not Yet; Onward; Onward Outro; The Rock; Ebeneezer; O Come, O Come Emmanuel; The Way Home; Motivations Of A Pharisee; Isotope; The Poor Blind Man; Psalm 37 ...

James Raymond — son of David Crosby and member of the band CPR — is launching a new music project under the name the Clearing, for which he writes and produces songs for a rotating group of singers ...