Remembering Now (2025)

"Even Van Morrison’s most ardent fans weren’t sure he could write songs like several that appear on his 43rd studio album, "Remembering Now". Yet now Van has, to use a frequent lyric of his that we also hear on this effort, 'take me back.' Indeed, he returns us to bask in 'the sense of wonder,' and to revisit Hynford Street and the various landmarks of Belfast from his youth. The title even suggests breaking through a mental block, lifting a proverbial curtain, to the point where he repeatedly says in the title track, 'This is who I am.' Even his never-ending quest to find God in the most simple things is here. We are transported to THAT Van Morrison of lush meditations found on "Poetic Champions Compose", "Enlightenment", and to "Veedon Fleece", "Into the Music", and "Common One". At 80 his distinctive voice remains as powerful and remarkably emotional as ever. He hasn’t made a perfect record, but most tracks are worthy." (Glidemagazine.com)