Jay, Tommy / Tommy Jay's Tall Tales Of Trauma
Album: | Tommy Jay's Tall Tales Of Trauma | Collection: | General | |
Artist: | Jay, Tommy | Added: | Apr 2008 | |
Label: | Columbus Discount Records |
A-File Activity
Add Date: | 2008-09-14 | Pull Date: | 2008-11-16 |
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Week Ending: | Nov 2 | Oct 5 | Sep 28 | Sep 21 |
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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 |
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2. | Oct 04, 2008: | Bloodstains Across Atherton
Scott & Zelda, Dreamland, Ocean |
5. | Sep 19, 2008: | Oatmeal
Accept It |
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3. | Oct 01, 2008: | Brownian Motion
Ocean |
Album Review
Ragnar of Ravensfjord
Reviewed 2008-09-09
Reviewed 2008-09-09
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.
((((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.
Track Listing
1. | Last Hurrah | 8. | Ocean | |||
2. | Tough Luck Boy | 9. | Moving To Harrisburg | |||
3. | I Was There | 10. | Old Hem (Hemmingway) | |||
4. | Memories | 11. | Village Idiot | |||
5. | Gotta Get Up & Go | 12. | Love, Honor & Lust | |||
6. | Dreamland | 13. | Winter Nomad | |||
7. | Fear Of Shadows | . |