| Jay, Tommy / Tommy Jay's Tall Tales Of Trauma |
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| Album: | Tommy Jay's Tall Tales Of Trauma | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Jay, Tommy | Added: | Apr 2008 | |
| Label: | Columbus Discount Records | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2008-09-14 | Pull Date: | 2008-11-16 |
| Week Ending: | Nov 2 | Oct 5 | Sep 28 | Sep 21 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Oct 30, 2008: | press and release Last Hurrah | 4. | Sep 21, 2008: | Mmmm...Tastes Like Candy Ocean | |
| 2. | Oct 04, 2008: | Bloodstains Across Atherton Scott & Zelda, Dreamland, Ocean | 5. | Sep 19, 2008: | Oatmeal Accept It | |
| 3. | Oct 01, 2008: | Brownian Motion Ocean | ||||
| Album Review |
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| Ragnar of Ravensfjord Reviewed 2008-09-09 | ||
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Very interesting, recently unearthed lo-fi, singer-songwriter, power-pop/folk rock originally appearing on a cassette only format in 1986. In the realm of Lou Reed and Jonathan Richman or even an earlier version of Sebadoh. ((((1))) Slow and strummy, low-down with some cool burlpy electronics. (((((2))))) Sounds EXACTLY like primo Lou Reed in the vocals with very simple guitar and percussion. ((((3))))) Strummy, moody & lo-fi folk-rock with trippy whispered backing chorus. ((((4)))) Melanacholic, obsessive “budget new wave” (the best kind, natch). ((((5))) Dylan-ish folk, clanging guitars. Deals with trying to deal with every day life and “taking a quick look at latest Penthouse spread”. (((((6))))) Nice, heartfelt, poppy, Jonathan Richman-ish folk-rock. (((((7)))) Moody, wavering voice, odd-metered druggy female backin’ vox. A little strange but likeable. (((((((8))))))) Wow! Just perfect, lo-fi folk-pop with fantastic mood/chord/vocal changes and percussion. (((9))) Minimal bedroom recording with floppy electronics, tape hiss and sloowww vocals and random strumming. ((((10))))) Clear sound with more very Lou Reed-y vocals. Has that cool storytelling vibe (it’s a mini-bio of Hemmingway). (((11))) (FCC “Mothierfucker” sung in 1st verse), Slow & swaggery, drunken Tom Waits-ish vocals. Not really “on”. (((12))) 70s hard rock solo with a driving feel, generally good but the 80’s synths are odd dropped in this lo-fi mix. (((13))) Strummy & steady. Very Velvet Underground sounding. ((14)) Silly, goofy, lo-fi, folk-rock with some jazz horns. (((15))) An otherwise good moody number ruined by crappy electronics. ((((16))))) Keyboard-laden lo-fi, 80’s new wave. That works pretty well. (((17))) Languid, jangley, bright chords. (((18))) 80’s keyboards, “ohmming” some silly, generic “hippie lyrics” lyrics but kinda good musically. ((((19)))) Uppity, more Velvets-ish rock, some rad keyboard playing & tempos. (((20))) Strummy, intrictate acoustic guitars, so-so vox. (((21))) Odd mix of simple jangley rock and a little audio play about a cheating wife. | ||
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