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| Mansions to Release Full-Length/B-Sides Albums Posted: 31 Jan 2009 03:30 PM CST
Tracklisting: Disc 2 (The EP Initiative MP3s) Furthermore, look for Mansions to hit the road with label mates Weatherbox in the months of March and April 2009. Mansions: myspace | Mansions review  Most Commented Posts |
| Scotland Barr & The Slow Drags - All The Great Aviators Agree Posted: 31 Jan 2009 12:45 PM CST For the last few weeks, All The Great Aviators Agree by Scotland Barr & The Slow Drags has been on heavy rotation. It’s a solid set of lively, good-timing country made for bars and hanging out on porches. The songs are accessible and should appeal to fans of both alt. and more mainstream country. Barr isn’t pushing the genre, but when the quality of the songwriting and musicianship remain consistently high throughout the album it doesn’t matter at all. The mix of classic rock chords and country twang just sounds good. Barr’s slightly scratchy, warm voice and clear vocals are perfect for his clever and catchy story songs. The album is full of good lines, those turn of phrases that add that an essential detail to the story and draw out a grin. “Fall Hard” includes a couple hard luck tales, but my favorite is “I guess she only lied to me twice /once when she drank all my whiskey /the other when she stole my wife.” It’s a punchline wrapped in a vignette that let’s the imagination fill in the rest. “Juanita” has a great sing-along chorus and includes a description of a girl I’d love to meet: “she sells sea shells, guns, and monkey parts.” If you like those two songs, check out “She’s Happy”, another one of my favorites. You can stream the entire album on Scotland Barr’s website. Or just pick up the album. You won’t be disappointed. All The Great Aviators Agree is available now on Monkey Bar Records. Scotland Barr & The Slow Drags: website | myspace  Written by: Jesse Gelwicks Related Posts |
| PT Walkley - Mr. Macy Walks Alone Posted: 31 Jan 2009 10:15 AM CST From the moment the string quartet began sawing away during “Introduction”, the beginning track to PT Walkley’s new album, Mr. Macy Walks Alone, it is blatant that this is not your usual acoustic sing-a-long. Although Walkley is far from unbeknown to the music industry, this album is ultimately definitive of his excellence as a singer, songwriter, and recording artist. Characterized by a sophisticated array of instruments (string quartet, brass, flutes, bells, choir, saws, etc.) and Walkley’s delicate croon, Mr. Macy Walks Alone creates three distinct characters whose stories are interwoven throughout the album. The basic plot-line consists of a rich record executive, his spoiled daughter and an aspiring songwriter/coroner (awkward, I know, but once you listen to “Audrey Macy”, you’ll realize the significance of the coroner in this tale), who is ultimately screwed by the aforementioned executive. A fluctuation in tempo throughout tracks enunciates various conflicts in the plot line and with accompaniment from some highly-regarded musicians and engineers such as Sean Lennon (guitar and piano), Larry Campbell (guitar), Steven Bernstein (trumpet), David Campbell (directed string quartet), and Trina Shoemaker (mixer), the album is instrumentally and lyrically exceptional. Although Walkley’s combo of instruments, tempo and lyrics is rather unique, the tracks “Punch Drunk” and “Audrey Macy” sound stylistically similar to artists such as Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash (ironically, guitarist Larry Campbell worked with Bob Dylan and string quartet director David Campbell previously collaborated with Johnny Cash). “Introduction” emanates of acoustic pop glory that can be attributed to artists such as Devandra Banhart. The fictional aspect of the album is emphasized by the ethereal additive of a symphony and Walkley’s lullaby-esque vocals, ultimately making this album, in a sense, the perfect “bedtime story.” I’d prefer not to spoil the ending, but it’s quite a riveting account of irony, the lust for fame and the familiar lesson: “Money isn’t everything.” Tracklisting: Written by: Tatum Hengel Related Posts |
Mark it on your calendar bitches; March 3rd will be day that Christopher Browder will change your life with the release of his project Mansions debut full length New Best Friend. In addition to the album, pre-orders for the 12 song release will include an 11×17” poster, a 5×5” original watercolor painted by Browder himself (limit 200) and an mp3 collection of the entire 
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