| Jen Cass/ "Skies Burning Red"/ sonicbids/ With the release of "Skies Burning Red", produced by John Jennings (you immediately expect a good bot of great music, wich is more than that), Jen Cass is clearly set to take her place among great singer/songwriters of this timer. The new album was recorded by Bob Dawson (Mary Chapin Carpenter, Dave mattews Band, Cheryl Wheeler) and futuring several members of Mary chapin carpenters band. "Skies..." is a beautifulalbum with strong passionated songs of broken American Souls. She paints these heart-breaking songs of lives gone wrong like nobody else. Jen Cass plays original folk, pop and country-songs. I'm sure you will like this nice looking girl, the first you hear her voice. www.sonicbids.com |
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| Jenny Queen /" Girls Who Cry Need Cake"/ Laughing Outlaw records/ Again a five star album. Whow!! If you like good country-rock, alt-country and some folky music with a very strong songwriting. You will like this very talented s/s Jenny Queen. It's a beautiful creative collection of strong songs who are singing by the sweetfull passionated voice of Jenny. She's a farm girl from rural Ohio and backwoods Kentucky who thrives in New york, London, Nashville and Sydney. If you like the music of Lucinda Williams, Patty Larkin, Patty griffin and Kathleen Edwards you will like this romantically Sydney singer/songwriter Jenny Queen to. "Girls Who Cry Need Cake" is jenny's more than succesfully debuut album released by a great leabel Laughing Outlaw Records. www.jennyqueen.com |
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| JW ROY/ Kitchen Table Blues/ V2 Records/ "Straight Back To You" is the first single track from JW's 4-CD release. It's a beautiful, powerfull roots-rock song with a little help from Chuck Leavell (Rolling Stones, Allman Brothers, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Black Crows), Carrie Rodrigez (Chip Taylor), old "One Night Band" members, Roel Spanjers, Richard Van Bergen, "Keep It Coming"-gitarist Eric Van Dijsseldork and Ruud Van Den Boogaard. This new one is a wonderful, beautiful acoustic Americana, Roots-Rock album. This is five stars winning Roots-rock music at it's best. What a sound!! This new album from JW Roy has made an overwhelming impression on me....., You must have this one. You can buy it without listening. (www.jwroy.nl) |
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| Eric Athey/ pen House/ March Brown Music/ "Open House" is the debuut release from singer/songwriter Eric Athey. Eric recorded his album live over 4-days in August 2003 in a former Babtist Church in Newfield, NY with band members recruited from among friends and strangers. On this album youhear some good American-Roots-Rock music with beautiful guitar, lapsteel and dobro music. His songs covers all of the stops along the way, ranging from anger, regret, shame and resentment to penance, hope, relief and resolve. Highlights are the bittersweet, melodic "Did I Break Your Heart Tonight", the restrained "Habits Die Slow", "Don't Have To Be Alone", and "Home Tonight". "Open House" is a strong, beautiful Americana, Roots-Rock album with beautiful songwriting and unique roots-rock sound. A very recommended album. (www.ericathey.com) |
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