Strange Faith and Practice is the seventh album by American-born singer/songwriter Jeb Loy Nichols

Jeb Loy Nichols

Jeb Loy Nichols is an American-born singer, songwriter, musician, and artist currently living in Wales. His music combines elements of soul, country, folk, reggae and blues.-Biography:...

, released in 2009 on the Impossible Ark record label.

Track listing

1. "Sometime Somewhere Somebody" - 2:59
2. "Lake Whitfield" - 4:14
3. "The Day That Never Came" - 4:10
4. "Can't Stay Here" - 4:39
5. "This Morning" - 3:10
6. "Probably Never Stop" - 3:05
7. "Interlude One" - 2:03
8. "Strange Faith and Practice" - 4:36
9. "If I Can Come Home to You" - 4:41
10. "Interlude Two" - 3:15
11. "Cruel Winter" - 2:39
12. "Home Wasn't Built in a Day" - 5:43
13. "Next Time" - 3:43

Reception

Nichols' seventh release received positive reviews. Allmusic said "this is the most organic-sounding record Nichols has ever made -- and that's saying something, because all of his previous offerings have been warm and intimate.' The Independent

The Independent

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said "this foray into drifting, downtempo jazz is a wonderful and surprising departure, the 13-song sequence of Strange Faith & Practice deepening as it goes."