Suss / Suss
Album: Suss   Collection:General
Artist:Suss   Added:Mar 2023
Label:Northern Spy Records  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2023-03-30 Pull Date: 2023-06-01
Week Ending: Jun 4 May 14 May 7 Apr 30 Apr 16 Apr 9 Apr 2
Airplays: 1 1 1 1 2 1 2

Recent Airplay
1. May 30, 2023: Sound Wheels
Gallup, NM
4. Apr 29, 2023: Music Casserole
Train
2. May 13, 2023: Music Casserole
Gallup, NM
5. Apr 14, 2023: Oh Messy Life
Heat Haze
3. May 02, 2023: Sound Wheels
Pine
6. Apr 13, 2023: Traditions
Gallup, NM

Album Review
Your Imaginary Friend
Reviewed 2023-03-12
“Ambient country” from the dusty plains of NYC and the rugged canyons of Billysberg. Majestic and cinematic, slow (if glacial) stripped down twangy baritone guitars, pedal steel, a Morricone whistle, all-instrumental, no-drums. Distant ambient synth washes laden with reverb, DMX delay. Recalls Eno’s Apollo works with his brother who twanged. Later Earth crossed w Angelo Badalamente (Twin Peaks/Blue Velvet), early 80’s “new age” studio production. The first tracks are named after towns encountered heading west on I-40 through drop dead beautiful open spaces on the way to Pappy and Harriet's, favorites of Timothy McVeigh and Gram Parsons alike (yay Kingman…). Lovely “late night” stuff, use as peaceful interlude or part of experimental ambient set. Tracks are surprisingly brief for such a genre (1:30-5 max). FCC clean.

No track by track as all are (surprisingly) brief, of same spirit, tone. Try any. Bill C. 3/23

Track Listing
1. Gallup, NM   11. Winter Was Hard
2. Flagstaff, AZ   12. North Wind
3. Ashfork, AZ   13. Linger
4. Kingman, AZ   14. Everything Is so Beautiful
5. Needles, CA   15. The First Thaw
6. Heat Haze   16. Winter Was Hard (Reprise)
7. Shimmer   17. Across the Horizon
8. Grace   18. Ranger
9. Train   19. Shimmer (Reflection)
10. Pine   20. The Good Night
  21. The Open Door