Buxton / Nothing Here Seems Strange
Album: | Nothing Here Seems Strange | Collection: | General | |
Artist: | Buxton | Added: | Mar 2012 | |
Label: | New West Records |
A-File Activity
Add Date: | 2012-06-02 | Pull Date: | 2012-08-05 |
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Week Ending: | Jul 15 | Jul 1 |
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Airplays: | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
1. | Jul 13, 2012: | The Songsmith Show
Boy Of Nine |
2. | Jun 30, 2012: | Modern Donkey
Boy Of Nine |
Album Review
Be Sharp
Reviewed 2012-05-27
Reviewed 2012-05-27
Buxton plays indie/folkie rock with psychedelic and experimental influences. The songs range from faux shit-kicking to sophisticated. Instrumentation is Americana-ish: including various guitars, banjo, mandolin, accordion, and organ, some occasional brass, and strings on one track. Interesting stuff; hard to pin down. The blurb on the jacket mentions Megafaun (which seems right) and Avett Bros (not even close).
No FCC issues
1 Mid tempo. Vague singing, banjo picking, rock guitar. Hidden in a murky mix. (3:25)
2 Mostly a whiny ballad, with high-register singing, backed by piano. Instrumental breaks (bridge & coda) are pretty cool with loud, countryish guitars. Perhaps ½ star. (4:06)
3 * Mid fast. Byrds-like country rock with a calypso sway. Fun harmony singing. Good electric guitar parts. Segues into track 4 for no apparently good reason. (3:33)
4 Mid tempo. Folk rock with an “aw shucks” hick element to it. (4:25)
5 Slow. Very mellow, whiny, emo, singer/songwriter. (4:05)
6 ** Mid fast. Folkie melody, shimmering sound, good harmony singing. (4:31)
7 * Mid fast. Alternating bits of mellow singing & hard-driving instrumental rock. (3:43)
8 * Mid tempo. Closest thing to a folkie singer/songwriter ballad. Acoustic guitar & banjo. Pleasing female harmony vocal. (4:12)
9 ** Slow. “High lonesome sound” folkie singing, terrific electric guitar, big organ. (4:49)
10 Slow, dreary song. Vocal is dull. Nice sounding, somber string ensemble though. (5:36)
No FCC issues
1 Mid tempo. Vague singing, banjo picking, rock guitar. Hidden in a murky mix. (3:25)
2 Mostly a whiny ballad, with high-register singing, backed by piano. Instrumental breaks (bridge & coda) are pretty cool with loud, countryish guitars. Perhaps ½ star. (4:06)
3 * Mid fast. Byrds-like country rock with a calypso sway. Fun harmony singing. Good electric guitar parts. Segues into track 4 for no apparently good reason. (3:33)
4 Mid tempo. Folk rock with an “aw shucks” hick element to it. (4:25)
5 Slow. Very mellow, whiny, emo, singer/songwriter. (4:05)
6 ** Mid fast. Folkie melody, shimmering sound, good harmony singing. (4:31)
7 * Mid fast. Alternating bits of mellow singing & hard-driving instrumental rock. (3:43)
8 * Mid tempo. Closest thing to a folkie singer/songwriter ballad. Acoustic guitar & banjo. Pleasing female harmony vocal. (4:12)
9 ** Slow. “High lonesome sound” folkie singing, terrific electric guitar, big organ. (4:49)
10 Slow, dreary song. Vocal is dull. Nice sounding, somber string ensemble though. (5:36)
Track Listing
1. | Wolves And Owls | 6. | Boy Of Nine | |||
2. | Fingertips | 7. | Down In The Valley | |||
3. | Blown A Fuse | 8. | Lynchburg Ferry | |||
4. | Broke From Bread | 9. | Oh My Boy | |||
5. | Riverbed | 10. | Body Count |