| One Bar Town � �Say me a rosary� Twah Records This German-Danish quintet does what it does best : playing great rootsrock with touches of cow-punk and twisted hillbilly. Most of the time they keep up a high tempo except for four great ballads (�Say me a rosary�, �Where are we�, �Susanne�s eye� and �Reclaim�). Fans of Tom Petty and The Rolling Stones will cherish this cd. Highlights are �Could�ve should�ve�, �Strangle(hold) me� and �Last Round�. www.twah.com |
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| Judy Johnstone � �Coming of age� Bojak Records Already a renowned songwriter for artists like Johnny Cash and Bonnie Rait, Judy has made her first cd. It�s country-americana with some pop influences. Most songs are ballads, only in �Not long for this world� and �Coming of age� she raises the tempo. The songs deal with lost love, getting desperate and hope. Standing-out tracks are the two piano ballads �Wounded Heart� and �The Nightingale�, the gospel-like �Unchained�, the celtic-influenced �Hearts in armor� and the mid-tempo song �Cry Wolf�. She gets some help from Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, Jennifer Warnes and Trisha Yearwood. Great debut! www.bojakrecords.com |
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| Scott Gibson � �Make Ready� Brazos River Records Amazing recording debut for this Austin singer-songwriter. He sings in that great Texas Americana tradition like R.E. Keen, Guy Clark and Slaid Cleaves. All songs are written by Scott. There�s no filler on this cd. Highlights are the guitar-driven �I believe� and �Robin-on-Hudson�, the country blues �Hand it over�, the country ballad �The hardest part of hurtin� and the train song �Make ready�. Scott is backed by some great Austin musicians like Chris Gage(guitar,mandolin,accordeon), Robbie Gersjoe(guitar,dobro,lapsteel), Rafael Gayol(drums) and Michael McNabb(multiple instruments) who also produced. High Recommended. www.haydensferry.com [email protected] |
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| The Mickeys � �Finding our way� River beat music Recording debut for twin sisters Amy and Julie Mickey. Five of the eleven songs are written or co-written by one of both of them. They have bright voices which results in great solo and harmony singing. The music is acoustic with touches of country, celtic, bluegrass and Americana. Backing is done by John Albani and Kent Unruh on guitars and Wanda Vick on fiddle and banjo. Amongst the highlights are �Dixie Wire�, Old Kentucky Wind� and �Dry Eyes�. Recommended. www.themickeys.net [email protected] |
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| Ray Wylie Hubbard � �Growl� Rounder Records Since �Eternal & Lowdown� R W Hubbard has left the Americana path an is now in his �blues� period. He continues this with �Growl�, his �delta blues� album. R W Hubbard plays slide and lead guitar and gets some help from producer Gurf Morlix on bass and various other guitars and from Rick Richards on drums. Highlights are �The knives of Spain� with great lead guitar from Buddy Miller, �Name dropping�, �Bones� and �Stolen horses�. �Screw you, we�re from Texas� will go in the history as a new sort of �Up against the wall�. He describes in this song some bad things about Texas, but also defends other musicians from the lone state as Willie Nelson, R E Keen, Pat Green, Cory Morrow an Charlie Robison, which is a good thing. Recommended for the blues fans. www.raywylie.com Continental Records Services |
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