2007-03-06
Contrary to the disco inspired cover... this is simple, well done piano singer-songwriter stuff. Greg Johnson's voice sounds an awful lot like Chris Martin of Coldplay, and his sound wavers between that atmospheric emotional moody music and Simon & Garfunkel's sensible, straightforward songwriting approach. I also hear influences from Aha, Toto, Billy Joel, and Springsteen (listen for "Walking in Memphis" on "Love is the Underdog") Standout tracks: 3, 5, 9 and 11 (Olive)
On and On
And The Wave Has Two Sides
RAINI ARBO & DAISY MAYHEM
Big Old Life
SAMANTHA CRAIN
LARA EWEN AND THE UNSTRUNG ORCHESTRA
Ghosts and Gasoline
SERA CAHOONE
Only As the Day is Long
Dan Cunningham
Appalachian Song
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