Ron Pope is one of those artists that has crept relatively below the radar of the lighthouse of the British music scene. His influence on the whole has been subtle, but to the fans of his niche singer-songwriter sound, the effect of his intricate poetics and rolling, mellow guitar lines has left a profound imprint.
It was the release of his early album, ‘Daylight’, that made Pope’s name a familiar ring in the ears of Americans and which began to raise a few heads over seas. In particular, the album’s penultimate track, co-written with fellow acoustic aficionado Zach Berkman. Through features on the likes of 90210 and One Tree Hill, ‘A Drop in the Ocean’ with its haunting piano riffs and heartbreakingly honest lyrics, cemented Pope in the consciousness’ of British fans. Admittedly, it was while watching one such show that, Dorito in hand, I paused at the sudden sound of those bittersweet first lines, overshadowing the fictional heartbreak of some fictional life. For me, that was proof of Pope’s most astounding talent as an artist; not his remarkable voice or his competency in stringing words and notes together, but his ability to create something very real that strikes a long resounding chord with his audiences.
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