Hidden Charms

Shaffer, Rick
Tarock Music
General | May 2011

Reviews

Your Imaginary Friend
Reviewed 2011-05-01
Channeling Elvis, Link Wray, Flat Duo Jets. One man studio band with a little help, “old school” proving that the recipe still can work. Big guitar and vocals, sounds like its gonna be tradi-rock but then psyche and garbage can weirdness appears. Great stuff. Play with new Crystal Stilts, Doo Rag, all things John Spencer (e.g. Boss Hog, etc), Tav Falco and the Panther Burns, Detroit Cobras, White Stripes.

1) swampy, bouncy hip shaking (BEST TRACK?)
2) slower jangle with tambourine
3) chorus effect on guitar gives this a strange 80’s new wave meets garage feel
4) swamp blues rhythm and mean tone, nice
5) tambourine, very Stones’y
6) bluesy and soulful, slide guitar takes the spotlight
7) darker, fuzzier, cool guitar embellishments (BEST TRACK?)
8) upbeat and the fuzziness ramps up a notch, yeah!
9) swampy smarmy blues, what aerosmith dreams of in the old folks home
10) slow epic bad assed blues swing, takes no prisoners

Recent airplay

Crime Of Love
abra > dead airJun 30, 2011
Breakin' Down
meowJun 25, 2011
Crime Of Love
Brownian MotionJun 23, 2011
No Big Thing
Brownian MotionJun 15, 2011
Crime Of Love
Crime Of Love
HangtimeJun 12, 2011

Charting

2011-05-08 — 2011-07-10
Week EndingAirplays
Jul 3 1
Jun 26 2
Jun 19 3
Jun 12 3
Jun 5 2
May 22 1
May 15 3

Track listing

1. No Big Thing
2. Buy And Sell
3. Shadow Line
4. Nobody Home
5. Crime Of Love
6. Cruel World
7. Breakin' Down
8. Gonna Shout
9. Tight Like That
10. The Stranger