Rachael YamagataElephants...Teeth Sinking Into Heart
On the first disc (Elephants) Singer/Songwriter whose aching voice and morose arrangements haunt your psyche like a 4:00 am cigarette with tracks like "What If I Leave", "Sunday Afternoon" and "Duet" (an appropriately titled duet with Ray LaMontagne). She also steps out of her well-defined box and turns up amplifiers (and the attitude too) with Teeth Sinking Into Heart. "Sidedish Friend" is a scathing ode to a friend-with-benefits. And "Don't" has one of the most flawlessly idiosyncratic lines I've heard recently when she sings: "Don't fuck me in front of me".
Must hear: "Little Life", "Sunday Afternoon", "Duet", "Sidedish Friend", "Accident", "Faster", and "Don't"
David Gray
On the first disc (Elephants) Singer/Songwriter whose aching voice and morose arrangements haunt your psyche like a 4:00 am cigarette with tracks like "What If I Leave", "Sunday Afternoon" and "Duet" (an appropriately titled duet with Ray LaMontagne). She also steps out of her well-defined box and turns up amplifiers (and the attitude too) with Teeth Sinking Into Heart. "Sidedish Friend" is a scathing ode to a friend-with-benefits. And "Don't" has one of the most flawlessly idiosyncratic lines I've heard recently when she sings: "Don't fuck me in front of me".
Must hear: "Little Life", "Sunday Afternoon", "Duet", "Sidedish Friend", "Accident", "Faster", and "Don't"
David GrayThe EP's '92-'94
British Songster allows us to pillage his vaults with this collection of his early recordings. His voice timid like wounded bird he navigates us through the labyrinth of his broken heart. The arrangements are sparse, him and an acoustic guitar mostly, but the lyrics are the show piece here. He doesn't break new ground, but he gives the old ground a badly needed mowing.
Must hear: "Birds Without Wings", "L's Song", "Shine", "Lovers", "4:AM", "Come Down"
Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit
Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit
Jason Isbell, the prodigal guitarist and singer for Drive-By Truckers, has written an formittable follow-up to his brilliant debut Sirens of the Ditch. Self-titled he channels R&B greats and rock n' roll classics. "Seven Mile Island" is less sarcastic re-telling of "Sympathy for the Devil" as his drummer rolls beneath a swirling guitar riff. On "Cigarettes and Wine" Isbell recounts doomed relationship with a trainwreck of a woman. While "Soldiers Get Strange" is a dark follow-up to "Dress Blues" off of Sirens. He finishes the song with "The Last Song I Will Write"...God let's hope that isn't true.
Must hear: "Sunstroke", "Good", "Cigarettes and Wine", "No Choice in the Matter", "The Last Song I Will Write"
Must hear: "Birds Without Wings", "L's Song", "Shine", "Lovers", "4:AM", "Come Down"
Jason Isbell & The 400 UnitJason Isbell & The 400 Unit
Jason Isbell, the prodigal guitarist and singer for Drive-By Truckers, has written an formittable follow-up to his brilliant debut Sirens of the Ditch. Self-titled he channels R&B greats and rock n' roll classics. "Seven Mile Island" is less sarcastic re-telling of "Sympathy for the Devil" as his drummer rolls beneath a swirling guitar riff. On "Cigarettes and Wine" Isbell recounts doomed relationship with a trainwreck of a woman. While "Soldiers Get Strange" is a dark follow-up to "Dress Blues" off of Sirens. He finishes the song with "The Last Song I Will Write"...God let's hope that isn't true.
Must hear: "Sunstroke", "Good", "Cigarettes and Wine", "No Choice in the Matter", "The Last Song I Will Write"
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