Beal, Willis Earl / Nobody Knows
Album: Nobody Knows   Collection:General
Artist:Beal, Willis Earl   Added:Oct 2013
Label:Hsc  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2013-10-24 Pull Date: 2013-12-26
Week Ending: Dec 15 Nov 17 Nov 10
Airplays: 1 1 1

Recent Airplay
1. Dec 12, 2013: The Sunset Life
Hole In The Roof
3. Nov 07, 2013: The Sunset Life
Burning Bridges
2. Nov 14, 2013: The Sunset Life
Hole In The Roof

Album Review
Brett Kessler
Reviewed 2013-10-21
Sophomore album from Chicago singer-songwriter. Bluesy folk-rock in the spirit of Tom Waits, featuring eclectic array of instruments: toy piano, homemade percussion, etc. Great soulful vocals. For fans of Waits, Tindersticks, Screamin' Jay Hawkins.

Play: Coming Through, Ain't Got No Love, Hole in the Roof.

1. Wavering Lines (3:54) - Begins a capella. Strings enter about halfway through.
2. Coming Through (3:55) - Soul-inflected, mid-tempo rocker featuring Cat Power.
3. Everything Unwinds (3:31) - Slow, plucked guitar.
4. Burning Bridges (5:00) - Mid-tempo rocker w/ piano and snare.
5. Disintegrating (4:36) - Piano ballad w/ fuzzy vocal effects.
6. Too Dry to Cry (4:40) - Very Tom Waits-y. Horny lyrics.
7. What's the Deal? (4:41) - FCC "fuck you" - Dark, noisy soundscape w/ elegiac vocal.
8. Ain't Got No Love (5:20) - Aggressive, howling vocal. A highlight.
9. White Noise (4:33) - Mellow, echo-y vocal, minimal acoustic guitar.
10. Hole in the Roof (3:39) - Aggressive rocker w/ distorted vocal.
11. Blue Escape (3:08) - Piano ballad w/ strings.
12. Nobody Knows (4:00) - Slow, atmospheric. Minimal percussion.
13. The Flow (6:05) - Starts mid-tempo w/ subtle synths, then winds down. Last minute is a very slow fade.

Track Listing
1. Wavering Lines   7. What's The Deal?
2. Coming Through   8. Ain't Got No Love
3. Everything Unwinds   9. White Noise
4. Burning Bridges   10. Hole In The Roof
5. Disintegrating   11. Blue Escape
6. Too Dry To Cry   12. Nobody Knows.
  13. The Flow