Farewell's six songs are the most intimate in the series. It underscores the existential question at the heart of the poem's tragic narrative: Are we really just in love with the dream of love rather than what love demands? Opener "Last Night in the Rain" weds punchy guitars, sweeping soulful horns, and a soaring backing chorus; Susan Tedeschi delivers a brokenhearted vocal: "Got a letter from nowhere/Got a letter from you/It was already opened/Addressed to somebody new." "Soul Sweet Song" starts with rumbling congas, Gabe Dixon's piano, and Derek Trucks’ slide guitar. Tedeschi and Mike Mattison sing in resonant harmony about how the spirits of the dead leave indelible marks on those who remain, as lithe horns frame them. "D'Gary" is titled after the stage name of acoustic guitarist Ernest Randrianasolo (aka D’Gary) from Madagascar. Trucks employs a version of his uncommonly rhythmic playing style in the melody. Tedeschi, framed by the guitar and supported by Dixon's Rhodes piano, digs deep into the ache of separation, loss, and grief, as ambient horns and percussion underscore each line: "Up the creek without a paddle/Down the street without a name/Lying eyes are wicked/I will never be the same/Loneliness is hollow...Tired bones lay dying/As it all goes down the drain." Mattison's lead vocal on "Where Are My Friends?" offers a rootsy Americana ballad as he trades poignant sung lines with biting slide fills from Trucks and a backing chorus led by Tedeschi. His lyrics reflect the depths of the poem's narrative while also admonishing us for complicity in our loneliness. "I Can Feel You Smiling" is a ballad with gorgeous acoustic and slide guitar interplay from Trucks as Dixon's B-3 adds depth and dimension to Tedeschi's throaty, country-soul vocal. The cycle is brought to a close on the passionate, anthemic "Another Day." Led by Trucks’ slide and Mattison’s acoustic guitar, Dixon's keyboards introduce Tedeschi’s voice amid horns and drummers shuffling underneath. Her strident lyric, amplified by a backing chorus, depicts the power of love from beyond the bounds of human existence.

The four volumes that make up I Am the Moon offer an uncommon achievement in popular music. While lyric themes don't strictly adhere to the poem, they do offer pointed, wonderfully allegorical and metaphorical illustrations of the most universal of its tenets in 24 intricately linked songs. This ambitious, literary, and musically rich presentation is as illuminating spiritually and emotionally as it is wildly satisfying. ~ Thom Jurek, AllMusic

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