Monday, May 25, 2009

You Crazy Dreamers

You Crazy Dreamers

Dustin Welch - Whisky Priest

Posted: 24 May 2009 09:43 PM PDT


Dustin Welch

If like me you’re undergoing a springtime which is not sunny enough to fully charge your battery then you may really be in need of a huge dose of astounding rock… Fully drummed to help you survive this middle tone, middle salty season . On my quest to find some music matching this mood I came across only two albums. According to my full calendar, the second is pretty new, and it’s the perfect great reason to have a start on this devilish mood…

At first glance, I got addicted to Dustin Welch’s music through this catchy One False Move intro track, that many alt-pop-myspace-rock-band would wish to be able to compose. Perfect medication for my previously mentioned disease….

At first glance, Mr Welch could sing any bullshit lyrics, I would still be amazed by his performaces ! Born in the deep tones, raised in the whiskey-like ones, his voice is so distinctive, incisive, he could bring to shivers , a capella, a full monastery of nuns. A nun, me ?

At first glance, Mr Welch is blending a unique banjo picking method with traditional violin to the highest rock level and it just sounds so damned good!

And with a complete panoramic view and review ;  this Whisky Priest, Dustin’s first full length, is by far the best rock album i’ve been grateful to listen to for a long time! Influenced by the music of his elders (If Welch didn’t ring a bell check his bio on his myspace page), anchored in their lower denominator of roots rock and cradled between Country and Americana, his ten song collection is a stunning mature delivery!
Powerfully drummed, most of those 10 tracks are reaching high level beat without neglecting a single minute the almighty songwriting’s melody knowledge. From the clapping voodoo titled track ‘Whisky Priest‘ to the darkest electric march ‘Don’t Tell ‘em Nothing’ (co-written with childhood friend Cary Ann Hearst), Dustin connects his songs without breathing, bringing you to two beautiful masterpieces halfway the album.’Two Horses‘ co-written with Mark Germino and ‘Lower East Side’ giving you time to fully appreciate the young plume of the Tennessee born songwriter.
Some celtic addicts could find in ‘Green Badges‘, some of the finest Pogues tones as those Nick Cave Murders melancholics will find in ‘Empty Parking Lots‘ a new messiah, although the final ‘Poor House‘ is the perfect piace of Dustin’s firsts fingerprints on what we could hope to be a long long career.

Don’t be eager, my second astounding rock will come soon. In the meantime, i’m sure you’ll have to digest this superb collection. I wish you’ll hold that same heavy smile on your face as the one Dustin is gifting us on the above picture !

Artist : Dustin Welch
Label : none
Where to buy : cdbaby.com, itunes
More Appetizers : @myspace

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