Every Place Is Home

Vollmar, Justin
Bluesanct Recording Corp
General | Mar 2003

Reviews

johnn
Reviewed 2003-04-15
THIS IS GREAT!!! I thoroughly enjoyed this Virginian storyteller’s music, from the sad folk tunes referencing Leonard Cohen’s poetic despair to the sedated optimism in the pop and country numbers not too far from Belle & Sebastian. There is also a charming program to go with the music that’s worth reading. Beautiful and poetic, Justin Vollmar is addicted to the sound of his voice bounced off of metal plate reverb. Combine this with the cute, preachy “this is how we should live” approach and you have elements of Flaming Lips. A great find, this guy is definitely worth following. 9, 1, 5, 3, 4.

1. mellow acoustic with metal noises and squeals in background
2. upbeat pop song with acoustic + harpsichord a la belle & sebastian.
3. beautiful & sad fingerpicked guitar w/ jew’s harp. leonard cohen!
4. cute, upbeat country pop with full band and harmonica lead.
5. another leonard cohen fingerpicked guitar like #3. gorgeous chord progression with slightly out modal harmonies.
6. sweet, quiet lullaby w/ water sounds, jew’s harp, xylophone backing
7. upbeat country song like #4. begins & ends with train track noises
8. sweet, hopeful lullaby referencing the beatles’ here comes the sun.
9. slow, sad fingerpicked guitar. troubadour like storytelling with nice drums and xylophone backing and short buildup at end.
10. lazy swing w/ brushed snare sound. cute & preachy like flaming lips. ends w/ long static fading into water splashing and sirens

Recent airplay

Every Place Is Home
sad and dangerousDec 10, 2003
A Simple Tune
Press and ReleaseJun 04, 2003
A Simple Tune
the rust beltMay 30, 2003
A Simple Tune
Fine Tuning UtopiaMay 14, 2003
A Simple Tune
Fine Tuning UtopiaMay 07, 2003
Susan, Did You Hear?
the rust beltMay 02, 2003

Charting

2003-04-07 — 2003-06-09
Week EndingAirplays
Jun 8 1
Jun 1 1
May 18 1
May 11 1
May 4 2
Apr 27 1
Apr 20 3
Apr 13 3

Track listing

1. The Light Was Awfully Fast
2. Grey Hearts
3. How Far Can the Wise Man
4. Susan, Did You Hear?
5. Every Place Is Home
6. Matthew Halley and His Great
7. The Old Man's Coming Home
8. Do You Have Hope in Your Eye
9. A Simple Tune
10. Something Sure As We Can Kno