Smith, Stephan / New World Worder
Album: | New World Worder | Collection: | General | |
Artist: | Smith, Stephan | Added: | Jul 2003 | |
Label: | Universal Hobo |
A-File Activity
Add Date: | 2004-01-05 | Pull Date: | 2004-03-08 |
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Week Ending: | Mar 7 | Feb 8 |
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Airplays: | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
1. | Mar 05, 2004: | Juan 2-3- Show
New World Worder |
2. | Feb 06, 2004: | Discarded. Recycled, and New
Sally Goodin |
Album Review
Red West
Reviewed 2003-12-02
Reviewed 2003-12-02
his voice sounds like matt Johnson of 'the the'. <sigh> well… I picked this up hoping it was the Stephen Smith who makes glass marimbas, Aeolian harps and composed crop circle music but no. This is a young guy with a guitar and a lot to say about politics. Very KPFA. mostly speak-singing w/solo guitar.
1. spoken rap w/acoustic guitar. We the people are revolting.
2.like #1 but shorter 3.like #2
4.interesting guitar work. repetition in vocals vaguely hypnotic
5.reworking of that poem "why is your sword so red with blood?" around a school shooting. (It's imperialism's fault, and dad's fault cuz he owns a gun)
+6.yay! fiddling! no belabored politics! no vocals at all!!!
7. noooooooooooooo. too , oh, yucky.
+8. simple electric guitar, good and energetic, he sounds happy.
9. I'm everyman, don't pigeonhole me, because I am everyman. nice conceit.
+10.melodic, real singing. ordinary folk song. politics slightly less obvious.
11. sounds important but I don't get it.
12.pretty and inoffensive. sounds more like the the than anything else.
+13.good work song strange production makes this artier than intended
1. spoken rap w/acoustic guitar. We the people are revolting.
2.like #1 but shorter 3.like #2
4.interesting guitar work. repetition in vocals vaguely hypnotic
5.reworking of that poem "why is your sword so red with blood?" around a school shooting. (It's imperialism's fault, and dad's fault cuz he owns a gun)
+6.yay! fiddling! no belabored politics! no vocals at all!!!
7. noooooooooooooo. too , oh, yucky.
+8. simple electric guitar, good and energetic, he sounds happy.
9. I'm everyman, don't pigeonhole me, because I am everyman. nice conceit.
+10.melodic, real singing. ordinary folk song. politics slightly less obvious.
11. sounds important but I don't get it.
12.pretty and inoffensive. sounds more like the the than anything else.
+13.good work song strange production makes this artier than intended
Track Listing
1. | New World Worder | 7. | All We Need Is Love | |||
2. | Merchants of Lies | 8. | I'm on My Way | |||
3. | Proclaiming Jubilee | 9. | Universal Hobo | |||
4. | Business | 10. | Oak Tree | |||
5. | Darling Son | 11. | Bring It on | |||
6. | Sally Goodin | 12. | Song of Healing |