Dead Pens, The / Unaddressed
Album: Unaddressed   Collection:General
Artist:Dead Pens, The   Added:Nov 2019
Label:Bob The Organism Records  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2019-12-04 Pull Date: 2020-02-05
Week Ending: Feb 2 Jan 26 Jan 19 Jan 5 Dec 29 Dec 22 Dec 15 Dec 8
Airplays: 1 2 2 1 3 1 2 2

Recent Airplay
1. Feb 21, 2024: Hanging in the Boneyard
Unaddressed & Undressed
4. Apr 27, 2022: Hanging in the bone yard (rebroadcast from Oct 2, 2021)
Unaddressed & Undressed
2. Jan 07, 2023: Hanging In The Boneyard
Unaddressed & Undressed
5. Feb 12, 2022: Hanging in the bone yard
Unaddressed & Undressed
3. Jun 11, 2022: Hanging In The Bone Yard
Coffee & Cinnamon
6. Oct 30, 2021: Hanging in the bone yard (rebroadcast from Oct 31, 2020)
Claire

Album Review
Mr. Bones
Reviewed 2019-11-29
Unaddressed – The Dead Pens (as told by Mr. Bones)

In Unaddressed the The Dead Pens present a dreamy semi-acoustic indie sound with a richness that is amazing given that it is comprised of only piano/vocals (Danah Koch), guitar (Ryan Abbot), and cello (Sally McGee). The overall sound is minimalist but quite accessible with the vibrato of McGee’s cello nicely complementing the angelic timbre in Koch’s vocals and supported by Abott’s intriguing guitar. Top it off with interesting key and timing changes plus introspective lyrics and you’ve got a top notch college radio sound in which every track is deserves to be played.

FCC: None (expletive on #5 has been removed on this CD)
RIYL: Cowboy Junkies, Birds of Chicago

1 Claire – melancholic with exquisite guitar, piano & cello interplay (med, 3:25) **
2 Coffee & Cinnamon – love song that really shows off Koch’s vocals with a Norwegian Wood sort of vibe (fast, 3:08) ***
3 Tethered – sublime piano/cello interplay (med, 3:03)
4 Little Left In Me – lament over letting someone go with lovely spare guitar setting the mood (slow, 4:37) *
5 Write The Wrongs – hard driving X sound with killer cello & great bridge (fast, 3:40) **
6 Unaddressed & Undressed – drop dead beautiful love song with a soulful blues feel and glass shattering high notes (slow, 4:56) ***

Listen at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UoKrp3x-c4&list=OLAK5uy_kmnpsuAEGE3PRVB7DawmODUjJl8302JC4

Track Listing
1. Claire   4. Little Left In Me
2. Coffee & Cinnamon   5. Write The Wrongs
3. Tethered   6. Unaddressed & Undressed