http://www.sendspace.com/file/qklyzcSunday, 22 April 2007
holly golightly and the brakeoffs - you cant buy a gun 2007
The Brokeoffs are Holly Golightly and Lawyer Dave. They have been mapping this record out for years. And now, at last, good luck has landed them in the same place, at the same time, for just long enough to make their debut album. 'You Can't Buy A Gun When You're Crying' was lovingly recorded at Ramshackle Studios during New Year celebrations in 2007. It is a winding, dirt track of a record. It's pitted with potholes, but they're walking it with ease. They're enjoying stumbling along, tipping grit from their boots and soaking their sore feet in the creek. The Lawyer and Holly proudly present their first joint offering and invite y'all to join them on their travels awhile.www.myspace.com/hollygolightlyandthebrokeoffs
rocky votolato - the brag and cuss 2007
Barsuk Records is pleased to announce that we will be releasing the 5th LP from Seattle’s Rocky Votolato. Entitled the brag and cuss, the record will be released nationally on June 19th, 2007. The brag & cuss marks a major turning point in Votolato’s career. With the success of his last Barsuk release, makers, he was able to quit his day job and focus on playing and touring full time. The brag & cuss moves from the minimal acoustic guitar and vocals of makers to a fuller sound. Most of this record was played by a full band, featuring James McAllister (Sufjan Stevens) on drums, Bill Herzog (Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter) on bass, Casey Foubert (Pedro the Lion) on electric guitar, banjo, mandolin and all percussion, and Rick Steff (Cat Power, Hank Williams, Jr.) on Hammond b3, piano, and accordion. Casey Foubert also co-produced the record with Votolato. The bare emotion that made makers great is still present in spades, but this time Votolato has ventured further into classic country territory. Votolato paints broad pictures with a simple turn of phrase, and he pulls you into a world of reminiscences and feelings that are truly timeless and eminently human. A profound sense of freedom and release comes across in the new record, which in turn is more hopeful, laid-back, and embraces life with a resigned optimism.
amandine-solce in sore hands 2007
www.amandinemusic.com www.myspace.com/amandinemusicDespite hailing from Sweden, Amandine have managed to successfully create a record that sounds like it hails from the heart of America’s folk scene.And that is not meant in any way as a criticism. Solace In Sore Hands,the band’s second album, is a true accomplishment and easily up there with the best releases in this genre. Feeling instantly timeless, it’s almost like an album I’m already familiar with — testament to its incredible accessibility and the ease with which the songs enter your subconscious and set up residence there. This is none the more evident as on album-opener ‘Faintest of Sparks’. A jaunty banjo melody is coupled with thoughtful lyrics and a vocal delivery tinged with melancholy, stirring up comparisons with the understated-yet-powerful folk of Sufjan Stevens and Low. As Solace In Sore Hands continues, Amadine throw more instruments into the mix, and yet never compromise their capability at writing effective, emotional folk rock in the slightest. The warmth of the brass section in ‘Silver Bells’ is a real contrast to the isolated and desolate tones of the lyrics, creating a wonderful bittersweet but hopeful feeling. This contrast of despair and hope permeates the entire album, along with a dream-like quality of softness, beauty and gentle calm — mirroring the picturesque Swedish landscape we are so often presented with. From the sweet vocal harmonies of ‘Iron Wings’ to the almost REM-like piano-led ‘Better Soil’, the ways in which this album multi-facedly presents beautiful, harmonious song-writing is indeed impressive and all too rare. If I were to put on my ‘harsh critic’ mask, I could complain that the album suffers a little from a lack of variation in pace, but that really seems irrelevant when put in context of the overall effect of the work. What we are presented with is a work of amazing simple beauty and radiance that it’s impossible to hold any true misgivings for after even the first listen. Amandine have succeeded in creating an album that will appeal to anyone who can appreciate a strong melody and well-crafted harmony. A true achievement.James Haddrill - 9/10
jeff tweedy and jay bennet
this is a superb album and great quality for a live set too. and what a live set it was with 20 odd tracks some are covers and some are wilco's take a listen to it http://www.sendspace.com/file/qodiaz
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