Elk-Lake Serenade
General
| Jul 2004
Reviews
Natty
Reviewed 2005-02-24
Reviewed 2005-02-24
Sad indie folk. He sings like a gruff, congested Nick Drake, which sounds interesting, and nice. The accompaniment is almost always gorgeous, with swelling strings and pedal steel. He does seem to love those minor keys, but I have to say, the end result made me a fan, even when it gets morose.
The good stuff: 6, 12, 2, 8, 13, 5, 3, 10
1. Elegant piano and dark vox.
*2. Folk rock, with that little bit of twang. The solo is tight.
*3. Harmonica, upbeat.
4. Vocals cracked, dejected. And harmonica!
*5. Way more upbeat. Almost, dare I say, fun?
**6. Nice countryish vox over soft acoustic picking.
7. Another soft acoustic number.
*8. Upbeat, spunky and short, harmonica and all.
9. Laconic, wavering guitar and horns. FCC: fuck, 2:15.
*10. Up tempo folky shuffle.
11. Slower, really similar to an earlier song.
**12. Rocking, stronger beat. Major key! Single material.
*13. Very delicate. Nice.
14. Piano number. Bittersweet.
15. Darkly crooning, lovely pedal steel. Silence after 5:20.
Bonus Track: Starts at 7:35. Soft, acoustic, a wisp of a harmonica solo.
The good stuff: 6, 12, 2, 8, 13, 5, 3, 10
1. Elegant piano and dark vox.
*2. Folk rock, with that little bit of twang. The solo is tight.
*3. Harmonica, upbeat.
4. Vocals cracked, dejected. And harmonica!
*5. Way more upbeat. Almost, dare I say, fun?
**6. Nice countryish vox over soft acoustic picking.
7. Another soft acoustic number.
*8. Upbeat, spunky and short, harmonica and all.
9. Laconic, wavering guitar and horns. FCC: fuck, 2:15.
*10. Up tempo folky shuffle.
11. Slower, really similar to an earlier song.
**12. Rocking, stronger beat. Major key! Single material.
*13. Very delicate. Nice.
14. Piano number. Bittersweet.
15. Darkly crooning, lovely pedal steel. Silence after 5:20.
Bonus Track: Starts at 7:35. Soft, acoustic, a wisp of a harmonica solo.
Recent airplay
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My Wife
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Charting
2005-03-06 — 2005-05-08
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| May 8 | 1 |
| May 1 | 1 |
| Apr 3 | 1 |
| Mar 20 | 2 |
| Mar 13 | 3 |
Track listing
| 1. | Wide Eyes | ||
| 2. | Home By Saturday | ||
| 3. | Woody | ||
| 4. | This Summer | ||
| 5. | Hollywood Ending | ||
| 6. | Robbed Blind | ||
| 7. | Killbear | ||
| 8. | Through the Rads | ||
| 9. | Starting Over | ||
| 10. | Dont Get Down | ||
| 11. | Roll Down that Wave | ||
| 12. | My Wife | ||
| 13. | 1939 | ||
| 14. | Elk-Lake Serenade | ||
| 15. | Looking Back to Me |