This young fellow is a folk singer from Austin, Texas. But is that it, really? His music has a youthful energy that could fit the pop genre. Some of the information about Graham and his early musical efforts in the way: home/backtolife use the term “soul.” But don’t expect to hear traditional soul music with this singer.
All of his Web titles are in lower case so we’re going to stay with that for now. “the train dancer” could be considered roots music and the background horns do provide some “soul.” All things considered, this is a neat little song. “a horse named faith” is definitely a folk song, but Graham adds an interesting ingredient – horns, again. This changes things slightly, so that his billing as folk/soul just might work. The result is rather easy on the ears.
The most interesting fact about Graham and his introduction to the world of music was that the collection of music on CD was introduced at a gallery opening. According to Graham, “I didn’t make liner notes. I did have friends listen to demos and create album art. Their work is currently on display at gallery 5619 here in Austin.”
The music is produced by: Matt – vocals, guitars, banjos, trumpets; Susan – angelsounds; Keiko – cello; Michael – bass, vocals.
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If you haven’t heard Take One Car you may be in for a surprise. Billing the group as experimental certainly hit the target, though there is rock flavor somewhere in the ambient sounds on selections such as “Chapter 1: The Ceiling” and “Things Heard at the Accident.” Critics, reviewers and bloggers will probably find a lot of interesting adjectives for this Millerton, New York group and tunes like “I’m Not Dead.”
Here are a few select words applied to this young and talented group:
Listeners stepping into the world of The Provocative Whites should be ready for some “rock, rock, rock” since that’s what the fellows from Tucson, Arizona display prominently in their Web presence. Then there’s the tune “Danielsong.” This is nothing less than in-your-face rock. But wait, they also bring some of the roll. With this wide-open expression of taste and philosophy, the song does give us some indication of the talent in the band.
Spring 2009 must have been the correct time to get a new CD onto the streets, as several groups and solo singers released new work during that month. Ripe kicked out Red Fox Reunion from Pennsylvania. The group’s marketing information notes that this is a second release, coming about a year after the self-titled CD. On the heels of that recorded effort, Ripe traveled through numerous states in the U.S., notching a hundred live shows.
