| American Folklore / American Folklore |
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| Album: | American Folklore | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | American Folklore | Added: | May 2009 | |
| Label: | Haymaker Wax | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2009-07-26 | Pull Date: | 2009-09-27 |
| Week Ending: | Sep 13 | Sep 6 | Aug 30 | Aug 23 | Aug 16 | Aug 9 | Aug 2 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jan 06, 2011: | And Other Useful Bibles 16 Bit | 4. | Sep 03, 2009: | Alternatives 16 Bit | |
| 2. | Feb 07, 2010: | You Can Do What You Want! Driving Wheel | 5. | Sep 01, 2009: | Hipster Garbage (sub) 16 Bit | |
| 3. | Sep 09, 2009: | Subbing - A Surprise Awaits You Rebel-Rebel | 6. | Aug 29, 2009: | lost and found Rebel-Rebel |
| Album Review |
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| Trent Kay Reviewed 2009-07-29 | ||
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Folky alt-country with all the fixins -- banjo, harmonica, full-on twang, and some truly inspired percussion choices (see: kitchen utensils). Corey Crawford is a one-man band and calls himself American Folklore. He recorded this album (his first) in Waco, Texas, and it sure sounds like it. This is great road-trip music for hillbillies in pick-up trucks. Can get bluesy, but leans most toward southern-fried indie-rock. Experiments with synth, samples, and 8-bit elements add a modern edge to an otherwise classic sound. Sounds a lot like Beck. try: 5, 3, 1, 6 FCC: 4, 9 *1. opens with the bass bend from ‘papa was a rolling stone’, but ends up sounding like ‘ride my see-saw’ (moody blues). wacky percussion, tambourine, handclaps, cheerleader callouts, a big band radio sample, picked guitar. 2. uptempo. bells and spoons. crackly lo-fi vocals in the chorus. bass breakdown at 2:10. *3. rockin bass and harmonica. low-reg beck-style vocals. cool twangy keys breakdown at end. 4. FCC lean and mean groove. sparse banjo, harmonica, handclaps under breezy vocals. nice beat & guitar effects. *5. oh, the twang. slower, indier vocals. percussion that sounds like moving machinery. could be travis. winds down with “da da da da” singalong vamp. *6. jazzy flute, funk beat and totally unexpected synth. sounds like stick-drumming on bicycle spokes and trash cans. beck beck beck. 7. low vocals (the cheerleader callouts are back!) and acoustic guitar. 8-bit samples and synthy bass. 8. kicks off with a lot of noise. straight vocals, chorus harmonies, strummed acoustic guitar, a time signature that seems unsure of itself. truly random outro. 9. FCC start at 0:27 to skip profanity. weird rap / sample / girl-vox combo. not sure if it works. 10. acoustic country-tinged folk, sighing beachy “ah” backing vocals. guitar, warm bass, vocals, and very occasional vibes only. no drums. | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Rebel-Rebel | 6. | Revelator | |||
| 2. | Don't, Alright | 7. | Aeroplane | |||
| 3. | Switchblade Comb | 8. | We Are All Together | |||
| 4. | Driving Wheel | 9. | Shout! | |||
| 5. | 16 Bit | 10. | Tinhorns And Calico |