Rising indie artist Jack Van Cleaf has released his melancholic folk album, Fruit from the Trees, premiering on Atwood Magazine who described the debut as “a radiantly raw alt-folk reckoning in the depths of connection, emotion, and the human experience.” Says Van Cleaf: “These songs were written over the course of a seven-year period spanning from high school to early adulthood.” Dreamy acoustic guitar and vocals that sway in gorgeous imagery from the lyrics create a top-to-bottom quality record for any folk lover – or any music lover, for that matter. The album opens like a lost suitcase. Written across the last seven years, the ten tracks are stashed with fables and fictions, letters to high school lovers, loose change in foreign currency, and a white bandanna chalked in red...