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Red West
Reviewed 2006-07-10
Reviewed 2006-07-10
Wonderful indie pop. Understated male voc w/some fem backup, full band sound- guitar based, human drummer, electric bass, some pedal steel, rhodes, trumpet, horns, saw, etc. From east bay, some stars help out on this freshman effort (I think Seagal from Camper Van B. engineered this). All clean.
++1.Great summer pop! Lite but not trite and upbeat. Conversation snippets with rich chorus
+2.mid-fast minor key
3.Makes me want to do a slow shuffle dance, tho it aint too slow.
+4.mid-60s beatle-esque, yeah. Minor key sexual longing. Some piano tinkling in middle, builds to chaotic end
5.a little calypso sound
+6.Written on a down day, looking at the ground & feeling discouraged & singing loud about it. Ends a little chaotically.
7.mellow improvised instrumental
+8.Boppy, fun horn section
9.Big 3/4 countrified number- singer/songwriter
10.Angry, a little countrified, strings and saw
+11.Gentle, low-key
++1.Great summer pop! Lite but not trite and upbeat. Conversation snippets with rich chorus
+2.mid-fast minor key
3.Makes me want to do a slow shuffle dance, tho it aint too slow.
+4.mid-60s beatle-esque, yeah. Minor key sexual longing. Some piano tinkling in middle, builds to chaotic end
5.a little calypso sound
+6.Written on a down day, looking at the ground & feeling discouraged & singing loud about it. Ends a little chaotically.
7.mellow improvised instrumental
+8.Boppy, fun horn section
9.Big 3/4 countrified number- singer/songwriter
10.Angry, a little countrified, strings and saw
+11.Gentle, low-key
Recent airplay
The Unemployment Song
At Your Local Dive — Aug 09, 2007
Boots To The Sky
Lost and Found — Apr 17, 2007
The Floor
At Your Local Dive — Apr 03, 2007
Boots To The Sky
At Your Local Dive — Feb 06, 2007
The Floor
At Your Local Dive — Oct 26, 2006
Song For Robert, A Hole In One
At Your Local Dive — Sep 12, 2006
Charting
2006-07-16 — 2006-09-17
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Sep 17 | 1 |
| Sep 3 | 1 |
| Aug 27 | 1 |
| Aug 20 | 3 |
| Aug 13 | 2 |
| Aug 6 | 2 |
| Jul 30 | 2 |
| Jul 23 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | Boots To The Sky | ||
| 2. | Ball Of Twine | ||
| 3. | The Mad Method | ||
| 4. | Ode 2b | ||
| 5. | No Never | ||
| 6. | A Hole In One | ||
| 7. | The Ride | ||
| 8. | The Floor | ||
| 9. | The Unemployment Song | ||
| 10. | Venom, Justified | ||
| 11. | Song For Robert | ||
| 12. | Yuba City |